Quote of the Week, May 27

"God needs all the help He can get."

-My Catholic Neighbor

Just so that no one is confused, I am not in agreement with this quote. However, I find it a great commentary on the Catholic Faith and the view that there is an ability within us to be able to things that even God has to stop and say thanks for. In other words, they believe somehow we have the ability to do something that obligates God to return us a favor.

For it is by grace you are saved, not of yourselves, not of works. We cannot earn God's favor, only Christ can do that. God will never owe us anything, it is we who owe Him something. We must one day stand and give an account before Him for what we have done with this gift of life He has given us. But there is one he owes, it is Christ. He has given Him anything that He wants on heaven and on earth. Our only hope then is to simply believe and hope in Christ for our acceptance before God.