<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042711301281368436.post8120376233748417686..comments</id><updated>2008-10-02T12:58:45.755-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Beatus Vir: If faith is never alone...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://beatvsvir.blogspot.com/feeds/8120376233748417686/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5042711301281368436/8120376233748417686/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://beatvsvir.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-faith-is-never-alone.html'/><author><name>Dan Woodring</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11653512532356811993</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042711301281368436.post-7209875156969119665</id><published>2008-10-02T12:58:45.755-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-02T12:58:45.755-04:00</updated><title type='text'>"In other words, Faith is a blessing, a gift. In t...</title><summary type='text'>"In other words, Faith is a blessing, a gift. In the same way, obedience is a blessing from God, a gift."&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Well-stated.  Whether this is believed by Catholics and/or Lutherans there is no disagreement here.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;With regard to your bigger question regarding soteriology I am not sure that there is disagreement either.  For if works do not go with faith then there is no need for either </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5042711301281368436/8120376233748417686/comments/default/7209875156969119665'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5042711301281368436/8120376233748417686/comments/default/7209875156969119665'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://beatvsvir.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-faith-is-never-alone.html?showComment=1222966725755#c7209875156969119665' title=''/><author><name>Fr. Timothy D. May, SSP</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11869105787715732917</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://beatvsvir.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-faith-is-never-alone.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042711301281368436.post-8120376233748417686' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5042711301281368436/posts/default/8120376233748417686' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>