The Heidelberg Catechism puts things in perspective:
Question 62: But why cannot our good works be the whole, or part, of our righteousness before God?
Answer: Because, the righteousness which can be approved of before the
tribunal of God, must be absolutely perfect, and in all respects
conformable to the divine law; and also, that our best works in this
life are all imperfect and defiled with sin.
“At the cross”, says Gerhard Forde, “God stormed the last bastion of
the self, the last presumption that you were going to do something for
him.” Genuine freedom awaits all who stop trusting in their own work and
start trusting in Christ’s work.
This is why so many
Christians do not experience true freedom. The importance of their
performance has been pounded into their brain by the church. As a result
they live in fear and anxiety and never walk in freedom. If you want
true freedom you must stop trusting in yourself and realize that even
the very best you can do is tainted with sin and falls far short of
God's righteousness. God wants you to trust him.
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