Based on Pauline theology (such as Galatians 2:16 and 5:6), contrast justification through faith with righteousness sought through 'works of the Law,' and explain the relationship between faith and good works in the life of a believer.

### The concept **Justification** means being declared righteous and placed in right standing with God. Galatians 2:16 identifies faith and reliance on Christ, rather than observance of the Law, as the means of justification. This is a distinction between the basis of acceptance and the conduct that follows from a changed life. Ephesians 2:10 says believers are recreated for good works, while Galatians 5:6 describes faith as working through love. Those passages allow the student to distinguish good works as an outcome of Christian life from works as a means of earning justification. ### What a good answer covers - Explain that justification comes through faith in Christ, not works of the Law. - Define justification as being declared righteous or placed in right standing. - State that the text denies that legal observance can justify any person. - Explain that good works and love remain part of the resulting life, rather than the price paid for acceptance. ### Terms - **Works of the Law**: Actions that observe the legal requirements or rituals associated with the Law of Moses. ### Remember In these passages, faith receives right standing; good works express the new life that follows.