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“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near in the blood of Christ.” (See Ephesians 2:11-22).
In Ephesians, Paul addresses the relationship between grace and good works. We are “saved by grace”, but we are also saved for the purpose of doing “good works.” We should not confuse the two. Good works (even religion) are the result of salvation – not the cause. As someone said, “Don’t try to eat crackers and then whistle your way into heaven!”

Jacksboro Middle School’s football team improved to 3-0 Thursday night with a 48-0 thrashing of Horace Maynard on the road.
Paul Courdle rushed for 94 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Backfield mate Trey Torres gained 52 yards and also scored twice.
Eagles quarterback Kaine Peel completed 100 percent of his passes, threw for a touchdown and a 2-point conversion. Peel also returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown while playing on defense. Jesse Sharp scored a touchdown for Jacksboro with a fumble recovery.

Cross-country runners from Campbell County High School have done well in the first two meets of the year.
Lauren Evans was girl’s runner-up at the recent Panther Creek Invitational season-opener near Morristown. She was 12 seconds behind the winner.
Dayne Deavours finished 12th in the boy’s race. Both are juniors.
During a much larger meet Saturday at Cherokee Blvd. in Knoxville, Evans and Deavours both ran personal-best times. Evans finished 6th in the girl’s race, while Deavours took 31st in the boy’s race.

State game officials tweak
deer carcass importation law
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission (TWRC) has made an amendment to a proclamation that was established in May concerning the addition of states from which deer carcasses are prohibited for importation unless bones were removed to aid in the prevention of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Tennessee.