Memory Verse / Fighter Verse

Our God is in the heavens, he does all that He pleases....

Psalm 115:3 ESV

16 November 2010

Are "Good Works" always Good?

One of my goals is to spend time reviewing and reflecting on the Larger & Shorter Catechism and the Westminster Confession of Faith. The review is to prepare for my Licencure exam. Today I'm reviewing chapter 16 - Of Good Works. These are the themes that caused me to pause:
Life out of the dying..
  1. A good work is something we do in accord with God's will
  2. Good works or series of great works are only dirty rags to God
  3. All the acts of kindness I do in accord to God's will cannot save me
  4. Any works performed by a non believer are not good in the eyes of God.
  5. While God is the final arbitrator of what work is good or bad, we are encouraged as Christians to make every to do good work.
What do you think about these definitions of "Good Works"?

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