The Heidelberg Catechism

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Question 61 Why sayest thou, that thou art righteous by faith only?

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

Not that I am acceptable to God, on account of the worthiness of my faith; but because only the satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness of Christ, is my righteousness before God; [195] and that I cannot receive and apply the same to myself any other way than by faith only. [196]