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Lord's Day 24

Topics: Justification, Good Works, Faith, Total Depravity, Thankfulness

62. Q.

But why can our good works not be
our righteousness before God,
or at least a part of it?
A.
Because the righteousness
which can stand before God's judgment
must be absolutely perfect
and in complete agreement
with the law of God, 1
whereas even our best works in this life
are all imperfect and defiled with sin. 2
  • 1. Deut 27:26; Gal 3:10.
  • 2. Is 64:6.
63. Q.

But do our good works earn nothing,
even though God promises to reward them
in this life and the next? 1
A.
This reward is not earned;
it is a gift of grace. 2
  • 1. Mt 5:12; Heb 11:6.
  • 2. Lk 17:10; 2 Tim 4:7, 8.
64. Q.

Does this teaching not make people
careless and wicked?
A.
No.
It is impossible
that those grafted into Christ
by true faith
should not bring forth
fruits of thankfulness. 1
  • 1. Mt 7:18; Lk 6:43-45; Jn 15:5.
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