Comments on: Sermon A: 5 S Easter: John 14:6 http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/04/19/sermon-a-5-s-easter-john-146/ Theological distinctions between Law & Gospel Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:52:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom Baker http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/04/19/sermon-a-5-s-easter-john-146/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Tom Baker Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:34:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/04/19/sermon-a-5-s-easter-john-146/#comment-582 There is no doubt that following <br/>Christ's teachings are good works. It's just that the resulting good works you do have nothing to do as to whether you go to heaven or hell. Only the Christian faith recognizes 2 kinds of righteousness of which God speaks. The first is the righteousness which saves us and that is totally the work of Christ alone. We receive it as a gift without any merit or worthiness in us. <br/><br/>The second kind of good works are those we do for the neighbor. In this regard we certainly are encouraged to follow the example of Christ as the New Adam. However, they are not taken into account by God as the reason for whether we go to heaven or hell. There is no doubt that following
Christ’s teachings are good works. It’s just that the resulting good works you do have nothing to do as to whether you go to heaven or hell. Only the Christian faith recognizes 2 kinds of righteousness of which God speaks. The first is the righteousness which saves us and that is totally the work of Christ alone. We receive it as a gift without any merit or worthiness in us.

The second kind of good works are those we do for the neighbor. In this regard we certainly are encouraged to follow the example of Christ as the New Adam. However, they are not taken into account by God as the reason for whether we go to heaven or hell.

]]> By: xnihilo http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/04/19/sermon-a-5-s-easter-john-146/comment-page-1/#comment-581 xnihilo Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:30:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2008/04/19/sermon-a-5-s-easter-john-146/#comment-581 Pastor Tom, <br/>Couldn't some make the case in Jn. 14:6 that following Christ's teachings are "good works?" Or are we to understand that it is believing in His work(s) alone that bring us salvation? <br/>-God's Peace Pastor Tom,
Couldn’t some make the case in Jn. 14:6 that following Christ’s teachings are “good works?” Or are we to understand that it is believing in His work(s) alone that bring us salvation?
-God’s Peace

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