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Are those actions which are conformable to truth, justice, or propriety; whether natural, civil, relative, moral, or religious.
The circumstances requisite to a good work are,
1. That it be according to the will of God.
2. That it spring from love to God, 1Ti_1:5.
3. It must be done in faith, Rom_14:23.
4. It must be done to the glory of God, 1Co_10:31. Php_1:11.
The causes of good works are,
1. God himself, Heb_13:21.
2. By union to Christ, Eph_2:10.
3. Through faith, Heb_11:4; Heb_6:1-20 :
4. By the word and Spirit, Luk_8:15. Is. 3: 3. 2Ti_3:16.
As to the nature and properties of good works,
1. They are imperfect, Ecc_7:20. Rev_3:2.
2. Not meritorious, Tit_3:5. Luk_17:10.
3. Yet found only in the regenerate, Mat_7:17.
The necessary uses of good works,
1. They show our gratitude, Psa_115:12-13.
2. Are an ornament to our profession, Tit_2:10.
3. Evidence our regeneration, Job_15:5.
4. Profitable to others, Tit_3:8.
See HOLINESS, OBEDIENCE, SANCTIFICATION. Gill's Body of Divinity, book 4: vol. iii; Ridgley's Body of Div. q. 92; Marshall on Sanctification.