Theological Theses · §2725 · Louis Le Blanc de Beaulieu

Created in Christ for good works

Thesis IV. The same Christ who says a bad tree cannot bear good fruit says, on the other side, that a good tree does bear good fruit. The apostle teaches (Ephesians 2) that we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared for us to walk in.

He also teaches (Titus 2) that Christ gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people of his own who pursue good works. All this would be said for no reason at all if believers, redeemed by Christ and created anew in him, could not do any truly good works.

Latin

IV. Idem enim Christus, qui negat arborem malam bonos fructus facere, ex opposito affirmat bonam arborem facere bonos fructus. Apostolus vero docet [marg.: Ephes. 2.] nos esse Dei facturam, creatos in Christo Jesu ad bona opera, quae praeparavit Deus, ut in iis ambulemus. Et [marg.: Tit. 2.] Christum dedisse semetipsum pro nobis, ut nos redimeret ab omni iniquitate, & mundaret sibi populum peculiarem sectatorem bonorum operum. Quae certe absque ulla ratione dicerentur, si fideles a Christo redempti, & in Christo de novo creati, nulla opera vere bona facere possent.

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