Why Must We Still Do Good Works?
Minister: | Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: | 12/13/2015 AM |
Text: | Ephesians 4; Lord's Day 32 |
Psalters: | 15, 41, 109, 152 |
- The answer.
- This question is answered incorrectly.
- The Arminian (and Pelagian) says good works are necessary to be saved.
- The Federal Vision position says that good works are necessary in order to stay saved.
- The Antinomian immediately says that there is no necessity for good works at all (are various degrees of this).
- The correct answer.
- Good works are necessitated by the graciousness of redemption.
- We are experientially so grateful to God for His blessings.
- This question is answered incorrectly.
- How can we do good works?
- Objectively, redemption made a real change in us (Eph. 4:17-20,24).
- Subjectively, there are reasons for why believers do good works.
- We cannot be saved without good works.
- There are fruits to our good works.
- By his good works the believer is benefitted because he is assured of his faith.
- Others are gained to Christ by our godly conversation (I Peter 3:1; Matt. 5:16).
- Good works praise and thank God, for He saves us for His glory (Rom. 9:23; I Cor. 6:20; Eph. 1:6; I Peter 2:9).