Theological

"They profess to know God but they deny him," Titus 1:16.

And how do these folks deny God? By failing at good works. Now, people may consider righteousness as a set of theological attributes: what to believe about God, why to teach sound doctrine, how to conduct religious assemblies, when to do holy observances. And so on. Yet, righteousness more deeply means intentional action, doing the morally and ethically right thing: to treat others with dignity. Christians find tension in the pursuit of righteousness: on the one hand we recognize Jesus' good works to be all-sufficient for us, we are made righteous by his work. On the other hand we know full well that our Lord Jesus expects us to live transformed lives. We do not want to deny him. We do good works because we've been saved, and thereby, made fit to serve; not in order to earn that standing with God.

When we serve a brother or sister today, or, for that matter, serve anyone today, we would affirm faith in God who outfitted us for that good work. And, together, we give thanks to God who invited us to go around doing good with Jesus.