These sober and deliberative editors thought St. Paul needed their editorial and theological insights. This is reflected in the Council of Trent, subsequent theologians, and documents.
(God’s Righteousness Through Faith and Works)
21 But now the righteousness of God including the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ as well as all your meritorious good works, pieties and deeds, to all and on all who believe in Jesus and work hard as well. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified at a contributory cost (among other contributory causes) by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus including the treasury of the saints (whom you should invoke for help, especially Mary), 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith but also your good works as meritorious instruments, to demonstrate His and your righteousness (it’s cooperative), because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His and your righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus and who has meritorious works too. Never forget this; those Lutheran, Reformed and old school Anglican Protestants are screwballs.
(Boasting Included)
27 Where is boasting then? It’s right here. It is included. By what law? Of works? Why of course! Yes, boasting is by the law of faith and the law of good works, including “tweets-for-reductions in purgo-time.” So, go ahead, boast and exalt yourself and other saints too. "You deserve some of the credit, after all." Ask Joel Osteen, he's got it about right. 28 Therefore we conclude, again, we conclude definitively that a man is justified by faith and the deeds of the law. 29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? No, but He is also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, 30 since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law. One is justified by "faith in Christ and his or her works." So, get’a’ crackin.’
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