When Jesus ends that parable and he says, go and do likewise, you can say when you preach this after all, he's come and done it for you. And if we're talking good works, we're talking fruits of the spirit which means they're performed by the spirit who's always at work with his word. So in order to get the spirit, you've got to get the gospel preached to you.
Proponents of the law-gospel distinction have often emphasized the need for them to appear in the right order. But how important is that order? In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and Walter Strickland discuss what’s at stake if the law and gospel are out of order or confused.