Lord’s Day 32, Chapter 4: The Fruits of Good Works

Besides the praise and glory of God, the Heidelberg Catechism still mentions another twofold purpose of good works. Besides the praise and glory of God, the Heidelberg Catechism still mentions another twofold purpose of good works. The first is "that everyone may be as­sured in himself of his faith, by the fruits thereof." And the second, "that by our godly conversation, others may be gained to Christ." Rather than co­ordinate this twofold added purpose of good works with that of the glory and...