# Good Deed

In Christian theology, good works, or simply works, are a person's exterior actions or deeds, in contrast to inner qualities such as grace or faith. == Views by denomination == === Anabaptist Churches === After becoming a believer, Anabaptist theology emphasizes "a faith that works." Anabaptist denominations teach: ... salvation by faith through grace, but such faith must bear “visible fruit in repentance, conversion, regeneration, obedience, and a new life dedicated to the love of God and the neighbor, by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Obedience to Jesus and other New Testament teachings, loving one another and being at peace with others, and walking in holiness are seen as "earmarks of the saved." Good works thus have an important role in the life of an Anabaptist believer, with the teaching "that faith without works is a dead faith" (cf.