### 61. Q. Why do you say that through faith alone you are righteous?

**A**. Not because I please God by the worthiness of my faith, for only Christ’s satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness are my righteousness before God,<sup>1</sup> and I can receive this righteousness and make it mine in no other way than by faith alone.<sup>2</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [1 Cor. 1:30-31](/index.php/get-passage/1+Corinthians+1:30-31)
<sup>2</sup> [Rom. 10:10](/index.php/get-passage/Romans+10:10); [1 John 5:10-12](/index.php/get-passage/1+John+5:10-12)