Good Works: What Does This Mean?
Good works are actions in accordance with God’s will, taken by the Christian not from fear of punishment or for worldly gain, but as an intrinsic part of the Holy Spirit’s work of sanctification.
Justification
The Kingdom of Heaven Suffers Violence
By grace, through faith, only by Christ, we are reckoned somebody.
Good Works in the Freedom of Faith
If people do not need to engage in good works to secure their salvation, why bother with attempting to live an ethical life?
A Tract on Life in Christ
In “The Freedom of a Christian,” Luther lays out the central Reformation assertion that faith in Christ and not works of the law justifies sinful human beings in the sight of God.
For the sake of the Gospel
The heart of our confession of Christ and the sacred Scriptures is summarized in the Augsburg Confession.
Reformation 2017: What’s at Stake? The Same Thing as Always
The article upon which the Church stands or falls is the doctrine of justification. It is the chief article of Christian doctrine.