Good Works
Men may do what is morally good and yet never do anything that is acceptable to God, for they may not do it out of love and gratitude to God for his grace and mercy, but for the love and praise of self. [AFTG]
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[On the day of judgment] the matter, the manner, the motive of every act, good and bad will be tried. [ROOS.]
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Do not think when your sins pursue you, that a little praying and reforming your ways will pacify God. You must begin with your heart. [ASGTH]
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The more we fix our hopes on the recompense of reward in the other world, the more free and liberal shall we be of our earthly treasure upon all occasions of doing good. [MHBC – Col 1]
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How futile are all schemes of man’s devising for securing the favour of God and his own happiness. None of them reach the real evils in his case. They do not dispose of sin, either in its power, or guilt, or pollution. [ROOS]
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Lack of a due sense of the sinfulness of our best works leads to dreams of self-perfection, self-righteousness and self-justification. [AFTG]
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While it is true that no man can work his way into heaven, it is just as true that every Christian must work their way to heaven.
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Though faith alone can justify the soul, works can alone justify faith, and prove it to be the operation of the Holy Spirit in our lives.