Ephesians 2:10 ESV
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Works is not a bad word, or undesirable as seen in this and other verses. They mean nothing as a means of salvation, of determining self worth. They do have meaning and weight in the kingdom life.
God predestined good works for those in Jesus. This was the plan all along. Jesus was given a body to perform the good work of His sacrifice for our sins. This done, He was given another body which is the Church, the body of Christ. That body is quickened by the same Spirit and formed for the good works made possible by the life of Christ. Christ is the foundation of the world and the firm foundation upon which we stand.
Good works are the outcome of the good life within. This is the fruit of the Spirit and the evidence of His presence.
Scripture tells us what these are.
Galatians 5:22
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