This continues from Part WIC4d (Table of Contents in Part WIC1) in a series presenting a new translation of all of Franz Pieper's essays previously translated in the 1933 CPH book What Is Christianity? And Other Essays. — This section of Pieper's fourth essay covers the good works of Christians, or the "tangible fruits of faith". — From pages 62-67.
Notable Quotes:
62: "…all Christians should also work diligently… through their Christian walk in all circumstances of life"
63: "an advertisement of the Christian Church…through the good walk of Christians"
63: "But before men who cannot see into the heart, we are only justified by works."
64: "we are to pursue good works with the greatest seriousness and zeal"
65: "We have the outward witness of the Holy Spirit in that the Holy Spirit produces tangible fruits of faith and moves us to good works."
66: "Every time we give offense to a brother through evil conduct, so that he is in danger of falling, we are busy destroying a work of the Holy Spirit"
67: "the world has a judgment on the walk of Christians."
67: "People are not converted by the ringing of bells in our churches, but they are called into the church to hear the Word of God."
Now I present the full polished English translation of Pieper's essay that follows the original more closely than that of Prof. Mueller's translation. Importantly, it retains Pieper's emphasis of wording:
One hundred years ago, the "Lay movement" was a "hot topic". Pieper counsels this movement to encourage it, and to show its limits in certain cases. — In the next Part WIC5, we cover the fifth essay in this compilation.
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