As to our good works (6): Relating good works and justification (2)
Brian Huizinga examines the relationship between good works and justification, emphasizing that justification is a forensic declaration of righteousness before God that depends entirely on faith, not human merit or works. Using vivid biblical imagery of God's courtroom and holiness, the article demonstrates how believers should find assurance of their justification not in their own good works but in Christ's righteousness imputed through faith. This practical theological meditation helps readers understand the foundational Reformed principle that good works flow from justification rather than contribute to it.
Previous article in this series: May 15 2020, p. 378. Last time we explained that justification -- including the assurance and experience of justification -- is by faith and not by works. Although we made fine distinctions among justification, the assurance of it, and the experience of it, they are all fundamentally one. The experience and assurance of justification in one's consciousness is justification. Justification is a forensic or legal concept that takes us into the courtroom -- not an...
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