# “How are you righteous before God?” – The Heidelberg Catechism

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- Published: 2008-04-27T20:24:55-05:00
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**60. Q. How are you righteous before God?**

**A.** Only by true faith in Jesus Christ.[1] Although my conscience accuses me 
that I have grievously sinned against all God’s commandments, have never kept any
of them,[2] and am still inclined to all evil,[3] yet God, without any merit of 
my own,[4] out of mere grace,[5] imputes to me the perfect satisfaction, righteousness,
and holiness of Christ.[6] He grants these to me as if I had never had nor committed
any sin, and as if I myself had accomplished all the obedience which Christ has 
rendered for me,[7] if only I accept this gift with a believing heart.[8]

> [1] Rom. 3:21-28; Gal. 2:16; Eph. 2:8, 9; Phil. 3:8-11. [2] Rom. 3:9, 10. [3] 
> Rom. 7:23. [4] Deut. 9:6; Ezek. 36:22; Tit. 3:4, 5. [5] Rom. 3:24; Eph. 2:8. [
> 6] Rom. 4:3-5; II Cor. 5:17-19; I John 2:1, 2. [7] Rom. 4:24, 25; II Cor. 5:21.[
> 8] John 3:18; Acts 16:30, 31; Rom. 3:22.

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