The Relation of Good Works to Justification

This article by Rodney Kleyn expounds Lord's Day 24 of the Heidelberg Catechism, demonstrating the proper relationship between good works and justification in Reformed theology. The author establishes that while good works are essential fruit of salvation, they have no part in justifying the believer before God, whose justice demands perfect righteousness found only in Christ. Through addressing common objections, Kleyn clarifies how the doctrine of justification by faith alone both preserves God's honor and necessarily produces a life of grateful obedience.