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Lord’s Day 23 · Justification by Faith
Faith Alone
Taught by
Hans OverduinCalgary Free Reformed Church, Alberta- Q59
But how does it help you now that you believe all this?
That I am righteous in Christ before God and an heir to life everlasting.
- Q60
How are you righteous before God?
Only by true faith in Jesus Christ. Even though my conscience accuses me of having grievously sinned against all God’s commandments, of never having kept any of them, and of still being inclined toward all evil, nevertheless, without any merit of my own, out of sheer grace, God grants and credits to me the perfect satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness of Christ, as if I had never sinned nor been a sinner, and as if I had been as perfectly obedient as Christ was obedient for me. —if only I accept this gift with a believing heart.
- Q61
Why do you say that through faith alone you are righteous?
Not because I please God by the worthiness of my faith, for only Christ’s satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness are my righteousness before God, and I can receive this righteousness and make it mine in no other way than by faith alone.
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Pastor Hans Overduin was ordained to the ministry in November 1986. Having served in Chatham, Ontario and Chilliwack, British Columbia, he came to Calgary in 2009 and was installed as minister of the gospel on September 4 in the Calgary Free Reformed Church. He and his wife, Nelly, have six children and are also blessed with many grandchildren.
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