191. What are good works in God's sight?
Our activities and works are good in God's sight when
A. thy flow from faith in Christ as children of God;
Psalm 51:12-13 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.
John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
B. they are carried out within our callings according to the Ten Commandments (see also the Table of Duties for how we serve in our various vocations).
Exodus 20:9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work.
Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
1 Corinthians 10:31 So, whatever you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Read Psalm 119, about the Law's goodness; Mark 12:41-44, about a widow's offering; Mark 14:3-9, about expensive perfume poured on Jesus' head; and Luke 10:38-42, the story of Mary and Martha. God places us within a network of relationships where we serve God through our neighbors. Christians are set free to serve those around them according to the stations in life they occupy. See Galatians 5:1, 16-24.
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