### 63. Q. How can our good works be said to merit nothing when God promises to reward them in this life and the next?<sup>1</sup>

**A**. This reward is not merited; it is a gift of grace.<sup>2</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Matt. 5:12](/index.php/get-passage/Matthew+5:12); [Heb. 11:6](/index.php/get-passage/Hebrews+11:6)
<sup>2</sup> [Luke 17:10](/index.php/get-passage/Luke+17:10); [2 Tim. 4:7-8](/index.php/get-passage/2+Timothy+4:7-8)