How, then, can a poor, weak, sinful person attain the righteousness that God accepts? The only path is the one the Gospel shows: the way of faith in Jesus Christ. Whoever despairs of his own righteousness - his works, wants, abilities, and deeds - and instead turns to Christ, who perfectly fulfilled the Law for all people, bearing and atoning for their sins by His innocent suffering and death, will be declared righteous by God in His grace and absolved from all his sins. -- Walther, *God Grant It* pp. 570-571.
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