justification by works

American  

noun

Theology.

1. the belief that a person becomes just before God by the performance of good works: the doctrine against which Luther protested in inaugurating the Protestant Reformation.

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Example Sentences

The gracious soul believes in Christ for justification, from a sense of utter inability to obtain justification by works.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John

Here was a russet-coated Taunton volunteer in jackboots and bandolier, holding forth on the justification by works.

From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

The first appears mainly as a polemic against the idea of justification by works of the law.

From St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition by Gore, Charles

This is the method of justification by works.

From Sermons to the Natural Man by Shedd, William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer)

This is what is meant by justification by works.

From Sermons by Lightfoot, J. B.