Is "Works Righteousness" a Biblical Misunderstanding? David Bercot

Lesson Transcript

Number three, to believe that obedience to Christ is essential is works righteousness. If you've ever used that term, works righteousness, you've been influenced by Martin Luther because it's not in the Bible. And I thought I would just double-check. I wish I'd put it on the slide. So I did a word search in my computer Bible, works righteousness, and the only one that came up was in Acts where maybe I do have it on here.

Peter says that when the Gentiles were first accepted into the church, that now he sees that salvation is open to everyone who works righteousness. It's the exact opposite of Luther's use of that term. But when you hear people use that, and I've heard it all the time, or that's works salvation or.