Romans - Always Being Reformed: Why Bother Being Good?
October 15, 2017
Reverend Jason Harris
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Discussion Questions
- According to Romans 3.28, what role do our "good works" play in our standing before God? What then are the "wrong kind" of good works?
- How does justification by faith alone exclude pride, prejudice, and permissiveness and instill humility, unity, and integrity?
- What are the right kind of good works? How should we understand the proper role of good works within the Christian life in order to avoid either a "catholic distortion" (faith + good works = salvation) or a "protestant distortion" (faith = salvation - good works) of the gospel?
- How do Luther's analogies of a burning and shining fire, a good tree, and two lovers reveal the proper relationship between faith and good works as being inseparable, inevitable, and instinctive?
- If you claim to be a Christian, how would you evaluate the fruit of your life? According to John 6.28-29, what is the "best kind" of work? Why does this make all the difference?
- According to Romans 3.28, what role do our "good works" play in our standing before God? What then are the "wrong kind" of good works?