Do good works always express saving faith in Christ, even when that faith is not explicit?
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Distinguo Sanctifiying grace is the grace freely given by God which saves us and it doesn't come in bushels or pecks
According to the Council of Trent sanctifying grace is not merely a formal cause, but "the only formal cause" (unica causa formalis) of our justification.
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Actual Grace is the spiritual grease that tunes your soul into being better and better. So, corporal and spiritual works of mercy are not the cause of salvation. They help you stick to the narrow path, but they aren't the narrow path.
What I do not know, and prehaps only God knows, is what good acts of mercy do to the soul of the one who doesn't believe in Christ.
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