Aim: To understand the nature and necessity of truly good works.
Doctrine: The church, God's trophy case, will demonstrate the genuineness of her faith in Spirit-wrought deeds that glorify the Redeemer.
Exegesis: That which is required for the Lord to accept our good works: they must originate in heaven (v. 10a); they must be traceable to Christ (v. 10b); they must be God-certified (v. 10c).
Further application: How to benefit from (and not be deceived by) good works: understand that they come naturally to regenerate souls, and recognize that they are the evidence—and not the cause—of salvation.
Key verse: v. 10 ''For we are [God's] workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.