It’s kind of like when doing the right thing and doing a good thing don’t exactly line up.

Any heroic effort throughout human history – yes, even a $100 million chrome bath – has failed to meet God’s standards for merit-based salvation.

James speaks of good works like “looking after orphans and widows” as an imperative, not because it’s necessary for salvation but because it’s necessary for the orphans and widows.

Weariness is no match for a group of Christ-followers focused on the same goal of doing good out of response to God’s goodness.

Doing good things doesn’t equate goodness.