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Does Isaiah 64:6 (\u201ceven our best actions are filthy through and through\u201d: GNB) Prove That All Works Whatsoever, Done by Regenerated Persons in Faith and By Grace, Are Absolutely Worthless?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[originally posted on Facebook on 6-30-23]
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Isaiah 64:6 is about one particular instance in time where the Israelites had become profoundly, societally corrupt. It\u2019s not saying that all works whatsoever are worthless. That\u2019s eisegesis. God explained how all this works in Isaiah 1:<\/div>\n
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Isaiah 1:4, 13-19<\/strong> (RSV) Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, sons who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. . . . [13] Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and sabbath and the calling of assemblies \u2014 I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly. [14] Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates; they have become a burden to me, I am weary of bearing them. [15] When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. [16] Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, [17] learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow. [18] \u201cCome now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. [19] If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Once again, the solution includes meritorious works (\u201clearn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow.\u201d). But it\u2019s certainly not asserting that all works whatsoever are worthless and like menstrual rags (the literal meaning of the Hebrew). God was saying through Isaiah that when His people forsake Him and do evil, that even their ostensibly good works and acts of worship are unacceptable to Him. They must change their heart and do good works to get right with Him again. Later in the book, the example of Hezekiah again illustrates the biblical, Catholic principle of faith and works operating together:<\/div>\n
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Isaiah 38:1-6<\/strong> In those days Hezeki\u2019ah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, \u201cThus says the LORD: Set your house in order; for you shall die, you shall not recover.\u201d [2] Then Hezeki\u2019ah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD, [3] and said, \u201cRemember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in thy sight.\u201d And Hezeki\u2019ah wept bitterly. [4] Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: [5] \u201cGo and say to Hezeki\u2019ah, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. [6] I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and defend this city.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\u201cDone what is good\u201d is part of Hezekiah\u2019s repentance. Meritorious works can\u2019t be separated. God didn\u2019t tell him<\/em> that his<\/em> \u201crighteous deeds are like a polluted garment\u201d (Is 64:6). This is my point. One passage about one particular situation can\u2019t be universally applied, because such a reading would contradict hundreds of other Bible passages. Isaiah 64:6 must be understood in light of contextual passages like \u201cWe have become like those over whom thou hast never ruled, . . .\u201d (63:19) and \u201cin our sins we have been a long time\u201d (64:5) and \u201cThere is no one that calls upon thy name\u201d (64:7).<\/div>\n
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Summary<\/em>: Protestants habitually use Isaiah 64:6 to try to prove that all works are absolutely non-meritorious; like \u201cfilthy rags\u201d; but they completely ignore the context.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Does Isaiah 64:6 (\u201ceven our best actions are filthy through and through\u201d: GNB) Prove That All Works Whatsoever, Done by Regenerated Persons in Faith and By Grace, Are Absolutely Worthless? [originally posted on Facebook on 6-30-23] **** Isaiah 64:6 is about one particular instance in time where the Israelites had become profoundly, societally corrupt. 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Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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