““We all stumble in many ways.”We all stumble in many ways.”

~ James 3:2, NIV~ James 3:2, NIV

““For by grace you have been saved For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God-- 9 own doing; it is the gift of God-- 9 not the result of works, so that no not the result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are what one may boast. 10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God Jesus for good works, which God

prepared beforehand to be our way prepared beforehand to be our way of life.”of life.”

~ Ephesisans 2:8-10, NRSV~ Ephesisans 2:8-10, NRSV

FAITH = FAITH =

““An Absolute Relationship with the An Absolute Relationship with the Absolute mediated through the Absolute mediated through the

teleological suspension of the Ethical.”teleological suspension of the Ethical.”

~ Soren Kierkegaard~ Soren Kierkegaard

TRANSLATION = TRANSLATION =

““A prioritized intimate relationship with A prioritized intimate relationship with God’s Person, rather than his Precepts, God’s Person, rather than his Precepts,

his Principles, his Bible or his his Principles, his Bible or his Blessings.”Blessings.”

~ Soren Kierkegaard (Bruxy Cavey ~ Soren Kierkegaard (Bruxy Cavey version)version)

““No one, when tempted, should say, No one, when tempted, should say, ‘I am being tempted by God’; for God ‘I am being tempted by God’; for God

cannot be tempted by evil and he cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one. But one is himself tempts no one. But one is

tempted by one's own desire, being tempted by one's own desire, being lured and enticed by it.”lured and enticed by it.”

~ James 1:13-14, NRSV~ James 1:13-14, NRSV

““You diligently study the Scriptures You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the possess eternal life. These are the

Scriptures that testify about me, yet Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have you refuse to come to me to have

life.”life.”

~ Jesus, to religious people, ~ Jesus, to religious people,

John 5:39-40, NIVJohn 5:39-40, NIV

““Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, author and perfector of our faith,

who for the joy set before him who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its endured the cross, scorning its

shame, and sat down at the right shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”hand of the throne of God.”

~ Hebrews 12:2, NIV~ Hebrews 12:2, NIV

““The promises were spoken to Abraham and to The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say "and to his seed. The Scripture does not say "and to

seeds," meaning many people, but "and to your seeds," meaning many people, but "and to your seed," meaning one person, who is Christ. What I seed," meaning one person, who is Christ. What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later,

does not set aside the covenant previously does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the established by God and thus do away with the promise. For if the inheritance depends on the promise. For if the inheritance depends on the

law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a

promise.”promise.”

~ Galatians 3:16-18, NIV~ Galatians 3:16-18, NIV