Question 61

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What sayest thou, that thou art righteous by faith only?

Not that I am acceptable to God, on account of the worthiness of my faith;^a but because only the satisfaction righteousness, and holiness of Christ is my righteousness before God;^b and that I cannot receive and apply the same to myself any other way than by faith only.^c

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

aPsalm 16:2; Ephesians 2:8–9
b1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 2:2
c1 John 5:10

Commentary

Jeremias Bastingius, A Catechisme of Christian Religion, with the Arguments and Use (1591), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on this question
Zacharias Ursinus, The Summe of Christian Religion (1587), on Q. 59–64

Related texts

An Orthodox Catechism (1680) Q. 60

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Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Q. 61, symbolics.dev/heidelberg/61

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