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1 " Nothing that precedes justification, neither faith nor works, would merit the grace of justification; for “if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace” (Rom 11:6). —Council of Trent "
― Brant Pitre , Paul, a New Covenant Jew: Rethinking Pauline Theology
2 " This begins at baptism but requires maturation, which receives its fullest expression at the end of time, when believers are justified by works—that is, the works they have been transformed to perform with and in Christ. "