Just and Sinner Podcast Passive Righteousness
Apr 9, 2015
Dive into the intriguing distinction between passive and active righteousness. Explore how passive righteousness shapes the Christian life and the meaning of divine service. Discover the contrasting relationships of Coram Deo and Coram Mundo. Uncover the nature of good works, both by believers and unbelievers, and see how thanksgiving plays a role in our response to God's gifts. Learn the significance of the sacraments and worship as a reception of grace, culminating in the importance of absolution and the benediction in spiritual practice.
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Two Realms Of Righteousness
- Christians live in two distinct relationships: vertical (before God) and horizontal (before the world).
- Passive righteousness is the root from Christ and active righteousness is the fruit in our deeds.
Coram Deo Is Passive Receiving
- Our relationship to God is passive: God gives righteousness and we receive it by grace.
- Luther opposed medieval teachings that made righteousness our earned work rather than God's gift.
Coram Mundo Means Active Service
- Our life before the world (coram mundo) is active: we perform duties and good works toward neighbors.
- Active righteousness flows from passive righteousness and expresses faith in concrete vocations.
