# First Hevetic Confession
Article 13 - The Christian and his Duty
We obtain these divine benefits, and the true sanctification of the Spirit of God, by mere faith in God, and not at all by own strength or merit.

[Romans 3](/get-passage/Romans+3); [Galatians 2](/get-passage/Galatians+2); [Ephesians 2](/get-passage/Ephesians+2).