As to our good works (9): Relating good works and justification (5)
Huizinga explores the proper relationship between good works and justification in Protestant Reformed theology, arguing that while good works confirm genuine faith and relate to sanctification, they are entirely excluded from the basis of justification before God. The article emphasizes that justification is God's forensic declaration of righteousness through faith in Christ alone, distinct from the believer's moral life and spiritual growth.
Previous article in this series: December 1, 2020, p. 106. Our last two articles served as an interlude of sorts in which we demonstrated that the doctrine of justification by faith alone does not minimize the importance of a holy life of good works. About this holy life we will have much more to say when in due time we take up a consideration of the relation between good works and sanctification. We concluded last time by affirming the teaching of the Heidelberg Catechism that the believer's...
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