God’s grace and our good works
Joshua Engelsma addresses a doctrinal controversy within the PRC by examining 1 Corinthians 15:10, demonstrating how Paul integrates God's sovereign grace with faithful Christian labor and good works. The article argues that grace and works are not contradictory but complementary, with grace as the foundation that necessarily produces and sustains the believer's labors, refuting both antinomianism and a works-based righteousness.
God's grace and our good works Dear Editor, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. May He receive all the glory. I have been reading the doctrinal discussions in the PRC from the…magazines. In my reading concerning the controversy I had one verse repeatedly impressed upon my heart that I cannot recall being cited in any of the literature mentioned above. …[T]his verse by Paul seems to encapsulate the true doctrine nicely: "But by the grace of God I am what I am; and his...
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