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'''<span id="232">232.</span>''' We believe that although good works cannot save us from our sins or from God’s judgment, they are the fruit of faith and follow after regeneration. Therefore they are pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, and by them a living faith may be as evidently known as a tree is discerned by its fruit.<br><br> | '''<span id="232">232.</span>''' We believe that although good works cannot save us from our sins or from God’s judgment, they are the fruit of faith and follow after regeneration. Therefore they are pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, and by them a living faith may be as evidently known as a tree is discerned by its fruit.<br><br> | ||
[[Matthew 5:16|Matt. 5:16]]; [[Matthew 7:16-20|7:16–20]]; [[John 15:8]]; [[Romans 3:20|Rom 3:20]]; [[Romans 4:2|4:2]], [[Romans 4:4|4]], [[Romans 4:6|6]]; [[Galatians 2:16|Gal. 2:16]]; [[Galatians 5:6|5:6]]; [[Ephesians 2:10|Eph. 2:10]]; [[Philippians 1:11|Phil. 1:11]]; [[Colossians 1:10|Col. 1:10]]; [[1 Thessalonians 1:3|1 Thess. 1:3]]; [[Titus 2:14]]; [[Titus 3:5|3:5]]; [[James 2:18]], [[James 2:22|22]]; [[1 Peter 2:9]], [[1 Peter 2:12|12]]. | [[Matthew 5:16|Matt. 5:16]]; [[Matthew 7:16-20|7:16–20]]; [[John 15:8]]; [[Romans 3:20|Rom. 3:20]]; [[Romans 4:2|4:2]], [[Romans 4:4|4]], [[Romans 4:6|6]]; [[Galatians 2:16|Gal. 2:16]]; [[Galatians 5:6|5:6]]; [[Ephesians 2:10|Eph. 2:10]]; [[Philippians 1:11|Phil. 1:11]]; [[Colossians 1:10|Col. 1:10]]; [[1 Thessalonians 1:3|1 Thess. 1:3]]; [[Titus 2:14]]; [[Titus 3:5|3:5]]; [[James 2:18]], [[James 2:22|22]]; [[1 Peter 2:9]], [[1 Peter 2:12|12]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:20, 5 November 2022
232. We believe that although good works cannot save us from our sins or from God’s judgment, they are the fruit of faith and follow after regeneration. Therefore they are pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, and by them a living faith may be as evidently known as a tree is discerned by its fruit.
Matt. 5:16; 7:16–20; John 15:8; Rom. 3:20; 4:2, 4, 6; Gal. 2:16; 5:6; Eph. 2:10; Phil. 1:11; Col. 1:10; 1 Thess. 1:3; Titus 2:14; 3:5; James 2:18, 22; 1 Peter 2:9, 12.