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Romans 3:20
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
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Romans 9:31,32
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.
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Galatians 2:16
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
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The Boasted Merit of Works Subversive Both of the Glory of God, in ...
... How Christ is our righteousness. ... Above we have clearly shown that justification by
works consists only ... fulfillment of the law, and that, therefore, no man is ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 15 the boasted merit.htm

The Righteousness of Works Improperly Inferred from Rewards.
... like all other promises, will be of no avail unless it ... Being thus excluded from the
righteousness of the law ... by its own merit procure our justification, and did ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 18 the righteousness of.htm

On Justification
... and imputes faith to us for righteousness; that is ... contrariety, so that between these
two no medium can ... faith and works concur together to justification, is a ...
/.../the works of james arminius vol 2/disputation xlviii on justification.htm

The Beginning of Justification. In what Sense Progressive.
... fiction of a partial righteousness, the only righteousness acknowledged in ... having
so often declared that he recognizes no justification by works unless they ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 14 the beginning of.htm

Justification by Faith
... are without?" "whatsoever good works (so accounted ... is the "necessary" condition of
justification; yea, and ... for righteousness." He hath no righteousness at all ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 5 justification by faith.htm

On the Justification of Man Before God
... be which he has performed, he will receive no sentence of justification from God ...
of his mercy and pity graciously account for righteousness the whole ...
/.../the works of james arminius vol 1/disputation 19 on the justification.htm

Concerning Justification.
... [489] That no impure works are useful to justification is confessed; but ... are as filthy
rags, yet that will not comprehend the righteousness of Christ in ...
/.../proposition vii concerning justification.htm

Certainty of Our Justification.
... in this justification by good works that priority ... to me the perfect satisfaction,
righteousness, and holiness ... for then there would be no justification on God's ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxxiii certainty of our justification.htm

Justification by an Imputed Righteousness;
... Besides, where sin is real, there can be no perfect righteousness; but the way of
justification must be through perfect righteousness, therefore by ...
/.../justification by an imputed righteousness.htm

Justification
... If they are justified they are elected; and they can no more fall from ... as well look
for a star in the earth as for justification in our own righteousness. ...
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