16 With long life will I satisfy him : and shew him my salvation. Psalm 92. Bonum est confiteri It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord : and to sing praises unto thy Name, O most Highest; 2 ...
Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will ...
Protestants deny that good works can be meritorious (i.e., rewarded by God), but St. Augustine taught that our merit was merely God “crowning his own gifts.” That’s what the Catholic Church teaches.