34 Theses on Justification in Relation to Faith, Repentance, and Good Works (Norman Shepherd)

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It seems to me like these two statements contradict each other, but maybe I'm reading them wrong:

5. The ground of justification or the reason or cause why sinners are justified is in no sense to be found in themselves or in what they do, but is to be found wholly and exclusively in Jesus Christ and in his mediatorial accomplishment on their behalf.

22. The righteousness of Jesus Christ ever remains the exclusive ground of the believer's justification, but the personal godliness of the believer is also necessary for his justification in the judgment of the last day (Matt. 7:21-23; 25:31-46; Heb. 12:14).

Is Shepherd confounding Justification and Sanctification, or am I missing something?
 
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