When we understand that faith has no meaning apart from grace, the words, "Keep yourselves in God's love" are not seen as words which draw our attention away from the wonderful blessing of being "kept by the power of God." When we understand that faith, directed only to divine mercy, excludes all worthiness, we can read the words of Jesus - "Your faith has saved you" (Luke 7:50) - without feeling that they are leading us away from a God-centred message to a man-centred outlook.
