““In Luther’s words, “Good works are not the cause, but the fruit of righteousness.”3 It is a very common mistake when one is a new believer, that if you just try a little harder, then just maybe this time, you can get it right. Actually, that is not at all Biblical, and we only need Paul’s reminder that that which he would do, he cannot, and that which he would not do, he does. We are in a terrible dilemma when we depend on our own flesh to try to get things right, and it is usually something a new Christian learns quickly.””
![“Luther argued that freedom from sin through Christ’s grace encouraged and inspired Christians to perform good works out of immense gratitude and love for Christ: “The works themselves do not justify him [man] before God, but he does the works out of spontaneous love in obedience to God.” quote by Michelle DeRusha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a8c/michelle-derusha-83830_christianity_luther-argued-that-freedom-from-sin-thro_2505626.jpg)
![“This cold weather has set all the young Folks to providing Bedfellows. I have signed two or three Licences every Day [as a Fairfax Justice of the Peace] since I have been at Home. I wish I knew where to get a good one myself; for I find cold Sheets extreamly disagreeable.” quote by George Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b92/george-mason-8435_bedfellows_this-cold-weather-has-set-all-the-young_3953.jpg)
