Good deeds must never be thought of as a missionary tactic, a means of getting people onside before hitting them with the gospel ('throwing cakes to children', as Emperor Julian would say). Rather they are the essential fruit of the gospel. Good works must be done for their own sake, in obedience to the Lord. God's grace proclaimed in the gospel finds its essential outcome in the godly life of those who believe the gospel.
John Dickson, Promoting the Gospel
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