The only works of righteousness that serve to justify a sinner are the works of Christ.
The only righteousness that meets the requirements of the Law is the righteousness of Christ.
Like Muslims we assume that God will judge us "on balance." If our good deeds outweigh our bad deeds, we will arrive safely in heaven. But, alas, if our evil deeds outweigh our good ones, we will suffer the wrath of God in hell. We may be "marred" by sin but in no wise devastated by it. We still have the ability to balance our sins with our own righteousness. This is the most monstrous lie of all.
We have to find in Christ, not a mask that conceals our face, but an entire wardrobe of clothing, which is His righteousness.
Was Luther crazy? Perhaps. But if he was, our prayer is that God would send to this earth an epidemic of such insanity that we too may taste of the righteousness that is by faith alone.
Faith is the means by which the righteousness of Christ is given to us.
I rest solely in His righteousness and in His atonement because I know there is nothing I can do to make up for my own iniquity.
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