R.C. Sproul: For Justification By Faith Alone
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- The doctrine of justification by faith alone was at the center of the Reformation debates. The Reformers declared that justification is by faith alone, not by faith and works. The biblical doctrine of justification by faith alone is absolutely essential to the Gospel, and Christians must beware of ever compromising any element of it.
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As a former Catholic I feel so free not being in the bondage of works, working for my salvation... that salvation is the gift of God. I'm free free at last. And as one of the Rev.'s from my old Catholic Church said of me that I jumped the fence. Yes I jumped the fence to Freedom in my Lord and Savior JESUS...
Blessings on you.. The scriptures and the Primitive Church are on the side of the
Protestant Reformers. Here from 120 AD, and from someone who may have known an apostle.
“He himself took on Him the burden of our iniquities. He gave His own son a ransom for us, the holy One for transgressors, the blameless One for the wicked, the righteous One for the unrighteous, the incorruptible One for the corruptible, the immortal One for the mortal. For what other thing was capable of covering our sins than His righteousness. By what other one was it possible that we, the wicked and the ungodly, could be justified, than by the only Son of God? O sweet exchange! O unsearchable operation! O benefits surpassing all expectation! That the wickedness of many should be hid in a single righteous One, and that the righteousness of One should justify many transgressors!” [Epistle to Diognetus 1X, circa 120 AD-emphasis added]
@@rev.stephena.cakouros948 Beautiful❤️Thank you for sharing the truth of The revelation of Jesus in the Bible♥️
@@DougWarner25 The hallmark of the Reformation and the New Testament is this: Salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. God saves us by His grace. We receive His grace when we put our faith in Christ as the One who died for our sins and rose from the dead on our behalf. We cannot work for our salvation nor earn it through any human merit. We receive salvation as a gift from God. God gets the credit and we receive the gift of eternal life in Christ.
@@EugeneVerster First, while I'm Catholic, I don't agree with the rude tone of the fellow commentator who opposed the Protestant position. One key difference between Protestant and Catholic doctrine is that Catholic doctrine, you could say, declares salvation by CHARITY alone (for Charity includes faith, but not vice-versa as taught by Paul in 1 Cor 13) and, as Paul declares in that same chapter, Charity is not rude.
To say that we are given grace BECAUSE we make an act of faith is to say that we are saved by a work, namely, the act of faith. But, the fact is, that no work of ours merits the initial grace. Rather, it is grace that gives us the virtues of faith, along with hope and, the queen of all virtues, Charity. And, in the end, as Christ shows in Matthew 25 (and elsewhere), we'll be judged on Charity. "If I have faith to remove mountains, but have not Charity, I am nothing." Living faith, which is to say faith enlivened by Charity, virtues in the soul given to us by God's grace, not our works, is what saves us. "Sola caritate", Charity alone (for Charity includes faith and hope, but not conversely).
@@blessedvirginmaryisqueen8448 what does the bible say on the matter, by faith alone.
Ps mathew 25 does not say that
Christ does not 'cool' my sin..
He took my sin AWAY. He took it onto himself.
Not only that, but he took *me* (the sinner) and Crucified me WITH HIM.
I am Dead with Christ..I am Raised with him too.
He in me, I in him.
Because HE lives..I will live also
+Isabel D Great quote from Hebrews! How can the inspired writer of that book speak of there being "no longer a sacrifice for sins" if the justification of the sinner is nothing more than a secular imputation as Sproul contends?
The reason Christ took on your sins, is only because God has chosen you before the foundation of the world...to be conformed to the image of the Son of God. This is why you are Justified by faith alone. After justification then you move or go on to works, which show you have been Justified and not to be Justified...Sprouls and the Reformers never said you believe and then go sin...this is what you hear from oppositions. It is faith that move you to work...if you had no faith, you will not work...and this faith is given by God by grace alone...free gift.
Amen
Yes He did take our sin away. This was accomplished by His faith. Since our sins were taken away, what was left was a justified sinner. My faith is given by the spirit to see the justification Christ earned at the CROSS
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. JN14:21
Let no man deceive you, he that doeth righteousness is righteous even as he is righteous. 1JN3:7
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity (Gr. Anomia ie lawlessness). Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. MAT 7:21-27
His righteousness is my covering! Amen!
False teachers will tell you *_"Just rest in His finished work and quit trying."_*
*Read what Jesus says:*
■ "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death." (Revelation 2:11)
■ "He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels." (Revelation 3:5)
■ "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent." (Jesus, in Revelation 3:19)
■ "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne." (Revelation 3:21)
■ "He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son." (Revelation 21:7)
@@TheBibleSaysYes, we absolutely rest in the finished work of Jesus. That's the only way God will accept for entrance into heaven.
You refer to revelations to where God is speaking to the remnant of Israel
The church age is the FINISHED work of Jesus
@@Over-for-now You wrote *_"we absolutely rest in the finished work of Jesus"_*
Really? what do you suppose those verses I quoted ("he that overcometh . . . " etc) are all about? Just coasting to salvation? What do you suppose these warnings from Peter are about?
■ "Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 1:10,11)
■ "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." (Philippians 2:12)
And by the way, those verses in Revelation were addressed to gentile churches ("To the church in Ephesus. . . " etc) -not to "the remant of Israel."
Jesus' work is not finished: He is at work right now. Jesus says:
■ "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent." (Jesus, in Revelation 3:19)
Jesus finished work on the cross was to make His blood *_available_* to cover the death penalty we earn for sin. We'll have that promised redemption IF we'll obey and come to God in repentance, as commanded:
■ "And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent" (Acts 17:30)
■ "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." (Proverbs 28:13)
■ "Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord" (Acts 3:19, NKJV).
■ "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." (Titus 2:14)
You wrote *_"That's the only way God will accept for entrance into heaven."_*
Sorry, there's NO promise in the Bible we spend eternity in heaven. Give me book, chapter and verse if you disagree.
@@TheBibleSays To overcome is to reject the world and embrace Christ, and the finished work that He did at the cross.
@@WorthlessDeadEnd On the cross Jesus made His blood *_available_* to cover the death penalty we earn for sin (re: Romans 6:23). That's what He came to do (re: Matthew 20:28) and that's what He finished on the cross.
But His work is not finished. Right now -today- He advocates with the Father on behalf of those who obey and come to Him in repentance. While they abide in Him in repentance, following the holy spirit, their redemption by His blood is ongoing, and they remain "in his goodness" (re: Romans 11:22) or grace -in *_justification,_* not under condemnation.
And right now -today- He leads them out of slavery to sin and into His righteousness, preparing them for eternal life as the Father's sons and daughters.
■ "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." (Titus 2:14)
■ "Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord" (Acts 3:19, NKJV).
■ "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" (1 John 2:1)
■ "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." (1 John 1:7)
■ "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent." (Jesus, in Revelation 3:19)
■ "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." (Romans 8:1)
■ "He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son." (Revelation 21:7)
I am justified by works. The difference is my justification is based on Jesus work not mine. Praise the Lord Jesus!!!
The finished Work of Christ...however you may or may not be one of the Unconditional Elect
warren smith what’s your point? What are you trying to convey by that statement?
@@brettsartain6889 - many profess faith but few possess saving faith...no man chooses his own salvation...refer to five-point Calvinism/ Reformed theology, of which Sproul was one of the leading modern lights...
warren smith I get Calvinism. What I don’t understand is why you would make a statement like that...”” You May our May not be one of the unconditional elect”.... If that’s your position then according to Romans 10:14-15; Mark 16:15. You should be preaching the gospel to me. But to make a blanket statement like that is not loving nor is it gracious; which, even if I wasn’t elect, even though I am (Romans’ 6 i’m a slave to His righteousness) Jesus is gracious to all.
@@brettsartain6889 - many claim to be "justified" when not...what makes you think you are spiritually regenerated?
Thank you lord for your servant and may he rest in peace with you Lord.
Glory be to God.. Glory be to God our savior..Glory be to God our redeemer. There is none like our God.
Thanks a million for the clarification re Roman Catholic Doctrine of Justification vs the Apostle Paul and the Gospel. Bless you my dear brother. Justification is by FAITH ALONE IN THE FINISHED WORK OF JESUS THE CHRIST! PERIOD! 😮
The Apostle Paul never ever taught justification by faith alone since faith alone, before or apart love, is nothing ( 1 Cor. 13:2). The finished work of Jesus Christ is not faith alone: " was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification." Rom. 4:25.
Miss you brother, you have been and still are a blessing to me. Wish I had 50 percent of the love for the truth as you Had in this life time.
Don't understand, you have less then 50% of love for the truth. You don't have to be an R.C or John McArthur to love the WORD (truth) 100%. It's all about, Who is inn you. I use the word inn, because there was no room for Him at the inn.
A treasure sorely missed for sure.....
Excellent lesson. Thank you Dr Sproul.
Dr Sproul has a very good way of showing the good News of Salvation: HIS FAITH(JESU'S) and my acknowledging and to stay standing and confessing----sharing what God does for us---REFORMATION is a wonderful DOCTRINE....the best amen
My works are not my works, but the works of our Lord, and Savior Jesus Christ. My life is no longer my own, but turned over to our God, and Savior.
Thank GOD for RC Sproul, John MacArthur, Martin Luther, The Apostle Paul...all who have, and to this day, preach The Gospel of JESUS CHRIST...justification by faith-believing in Him and His finished work.
HALLELUJAH!
John 14:6-7
John 4:42. Amen.
Please don’t put Luther and Paul in the same sentence.
Paul was a Christian, Luther hated Jews and changed words in The Bible.
Remember who Paul went to see just before his mission began. it wasn't Luther or McCarthor.
❤️❤️ your so missed here on earth. Doing great things for the Holy Father.
He has entered into his rest
Amen!!!!! I love hearing truth!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!!!
I love the work you are doing for the Kingdom of God thru your sound teaching. I lessen to your videos. God bless you.
Thy faith hath made thee whole.
❤ Truth 🎉
Marvelous! “Amazing love, how can it be, that thou my God would die for me”
Christ be with you
yes he is great yet some many think its enough to believe he died for our sins
those who do not obey him do not love him and will not be save (Heb 5:9)
God bless you
@@MrKev1664 Do you obey God perfectly? Rome says you have to obey Everything they teach perfectly for salvation? One sin not confessed before you die, even a sin committed one minute before you die can send you to hell, that’s what Rome teaches. How could any Catholic have peace?
@@Wgaither1
Christ be with you
Sorry, you are making up Catholic teaching.
Our intention need only be to confess our sins when we can.
It also teaches that many sins do not bring death. (1 John 5:16-17)
We see this in Abraham and Isaac who both present wives as sisters and yet stay in union with God.
Catholics have peace in truth rather than the stories you make up.
God bless you
@@MrKev1664 The hallmark of the Reformation and the New Testament is this: Salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. God saves us by His grace. We receive His grace when we put our faith in Christ as the One who died for our sins and rose from the dead on our behalf. We cannot work for our salvation nor earn it through any human merit. We receive salvation as a gift from God. God gets the credit and we receive the gift of eternal life in Christ.
@@Wgaither1 The hallmark of the Reformation and the New Testament is this: Salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. God saves us by His grace. We receive His grace when we put our faith in Christ as the One who died for our sins and rose from the dead on our behalf. We cannot work for our salvation nor earn it through any human merit. We receive salvation as a gift from God. God gets the credit and we receive the gift of eternal life in Christ.
Love RC. This doctrine is under vicious attack. We see two men arguing over this doctrine. We forget that we don't fight against flesh and Blood, but against doctrines of demons. Why does Ligonier never talk about that. Flesh against flesh. Or is something really going on here. We need to pray for the Church today, hard 🙏. People are destroyed for lack of knowledge. HOSEA 4:6. The Gospel is unique and it cannot be Altered.
It's under attack because it's not in the bible.
Jesus Christ is Lord of all. Blessed Saviour! I will extol thee my God, O king and I will bless thy name forever and ever. everyday will I bless thee and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Amen
RC Sproul fought the "Good Fight" - we each must too. Stand for the Truth of God's Word.
1- Rom.4:5, the point of Romans is that someone can become right with God without being circumcised, not that righteousness before God comes through faith alone. See Gal. 5:6: "For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love." . You have TO RECEIVE the theological virtue of charity (love of God) . Charity unites us to God, and so, if one has faith COMBINED with charity then one has "faith working through love" which is what Paul says counts in Christ ( Gal 5:6)
2. Eph. 2:8-9. You have to read it in context:"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)" Eph 2:5 . To be quickened means you are able to love as God wants us to love. "Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for SHE LOVED MUCH:" Luke 7:47.
Charity is not our work but God's work in us. Faith isn't our work but God's work in us, cretaed in us by the Holy Spirit, so that justification is through faith without our own works. Martin Luther added the word "ALONE" obscuring the reality that faith without charity is NOTHING (1 Cor. 13:2). " If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema" 1 Cor. 16:22; "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life" Rom. 2:7-10; As you can see Luther's Sola Fide contradicts Paul and the entire Bible: " Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, throughSANCTIFICATION of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.". For the Early Church Fathers any justification that is not woven together with sanctification is not justification at all. Martin Luther contradicted the early Church Fathers and the Bible to impose his un-biblical faith alone doctrine that leads to twist the whole Bible for those who believe Luther . God bless you
I am saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Being justified by faith, one has to pursue peace with all men and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
Yes, I am saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Being justified by faith, one IS ABLE TO pursue holiness and peace with all men.
You believe you are saved by faith and works.
@@mtaylor3771 no, he says he is
Only Elohim knows
Remember that Christ does not only die for our sin but he also live for our righteousness. When we steal, Christ didn't, If we lie, Christ didn't. Things you failed to obey Christ did perfectly. That is why we are clothed in his Righteousness. James didn't talk about salvation he talks about the product of faith. Even James told us that when we obey all the law, yet stumble at one point we are guilty of all then how can we add our works when we are guilty of all, even once. Remember that Gods standard is perfect. We do good works for the love of God in saving us, not to earn our salvation. All the credits is for God alone, he demonstrated his works of salvations many time in the old testament. So when Gods judgement is fullfiled we will be justified by works also, but not our own works, it is Christ works who represents us before God. Then how can we obtain Christ works, Just trust him. Faith alone in Christ alone.
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@johnreyalquiza3098, you say: "James didn't talk about salvation", but James 2:14 says: "What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?" James 2:14, so James is talking about salvation.. We need saving faith to be saved. Faith alone is not saving faith ( 1 Cor. 13:2). I'll try to explain it:
1- Rom.4:5, the point of Romans is that someone can become right with God without being circumcised, not that righteousness before God comes through faith alone. See Gal. 5:6: "For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love." . You have TO RECEIVE the theological virtue of charity (love of God) . Charity unites us to God, and so, if one has faith COMBINED with charity then one has "faith working through love" which is what Paul says counts in Christ ( Gal 5:6)
2. Eph. 2:8-9. You have to read it in context:"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)" Eph 2:5 . To be quickened means you are able to love as God wants us to love. "Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for SHE LOVED MUCH:" Luke 7:47.
Charity is not our work but God's work in us. Faith isn't our work but God's work in us, cretaed in us by the Holy Spirit, so that justification is through faith without our own works. Martin Luther added the word "ALONE" obscuring the reality that faith without charity is NOTHING (1 Cor. 13:2). " If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema" 1 Cor. 16:22; "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life" Rom. 2:7-10; As you can see Luther's Sola Fide contradicts Paul and the entire Bible: " Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, throughSANCTIFICATION of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.". For the Early Church Fathers any justification that is not woven together with sanctification is not justification at all. Martin Luther contradicted the early Church Fathers and the Bible to impose his un-biblical faith alone doctrine that leads to twist the whole Bible for those who believe Luther . God bless you
Peace in Christ! 🕎✝️🕊️🔥
Grace came before faith. we are saved by the Grace of God. Amen.
1- Rom.4:5, the point of Romans is that someone can become right with God without being circumcised, not that righteousness before God comes through faith alone. See Gal. 5:6: "For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love." . You have TO RECEIVE the theological virtue of charity (love of God) . Charity unites us to God, and so, if one has faith COMBINED with charity then one has "faith working through love" which is what Paul says counts in Christ ( Gal 5:6)
2. Eph. 2:8-9. You have to read it in context:"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)" Eph 2:5 . To be quickened means you are able to love as God wants us to love. "Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for SHE LOVED MUCH:" Luke 7:47.
Charity is not our work but God's work in us. Faith isn't our work but God's work in us, cretaed in us by the Holy Spirit, so that justification is through faith without our own works. Martin Luther added the word "ALONE" obscuring the reality that faith without charity is NOTHING (1 Cor. 13:2). " If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema" 1 Cor. 16:22; "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life" Rom. 2:7-10; As you can see Luther's Sola Fide contradicts Paul and the entire Bible: " Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, throughSANCTIFICATION of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.". For the Early Church Fathers any justification that is not woven together with sanctification is not justification at all. Martin Luther contradicted the early Church Fathers and the Bible to impose his un-biblical faith alone doctrine that leads to twist the whole Bible for those who believe Luther . God bless you
In order for us to be saved God have to pay our sin 100% , in another word God have to make us born again.Nothing human being can do to become save .
But it does not mean faith alone.
1- Rom.4:5, the point of Romans is that someone can become right with God without being circumcised, not that righteousness before God comes through faith alone. See Gal. 5:6: "For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love." . You have TO RECEIVE the theological virtue of charity (love of God) . Charity unites us to God, and so, if one has faith COMBINED with charity then one has "faith working through love" which is what Paul says counts in Christ ( Gal 5:6)
2. Eph. 2:8-9. You have to read it in context:"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)" Eph 2:5 . To be quickened means you are able to love as God wants us to love. "Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for SHE LOVED MUCH:" Luke 7:47.
Charity is not our work but God's work in us. Faith isn't our work but God's work in us, cretaed in us by the Holy Spirit, so that justification is through faith without our own works. Martin Luther added the word "ALONE" obscuring the reality that faith without charity is NOTHING (1 Cor. 13:2). " If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema" 1 Cor. 16:22; "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life" Rom. 2:7-10; As you can see Luther's Sola Fide contradicts Paul and the entire Bible: " Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, throughSANCTIFICATION of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.". For the Early Church Fathers any justification that is not woven together with sanctification is not justification at all. Martin Luther contradicted the early Church Fathers and the Bible to impose his un-biblical faith alone doctrine that leads to twist the whole Bible for those who believe Luther . God bless you
Amen, sola fide! clothed in His righteousness alone!
1- Rom.4:5, the point of Romans is that someone can become right with God without being circumcised, not that righteousness before God comes through faith alone. See Gal. 5:6: "For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love." . You have TO RECEIVE the theological virtue of charity (love of God) . Charity unites us to God, and so, if one has faith COMBINED with charity then one has "faith working through love" which is what Paul says counts in Christ ( Gal 5:6)
2. Eph. 2:8-9. You have to read it in context:"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)" Eph 2:5 . To be quickened means you are able to love as God wants us to love. "Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for SHE LOVED MUCH:" Luke 7:47.
Charity is not our work but God's work in us. Faith isn't our work but God's work in us, cretaed in us by the Holy Spirit, so that justification is through faith without our own works. Martin Luther added the word "ALONE" obscuring the reality that faith without charity is NOTHING (1 Cor. 13:2). " If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema" 1 Cor. 16:22; "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life" Rom. 2:7-10; As you can see Luther's Sola Fide contradicts Paul and the entire Bible: " Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, throughSANCTIFICATION of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.". For the Early Church Fathers any justification that is not woven together with sanctification is not justification at all. Martin Luther contradicted the early Church Fathers and the Bible to impose his un-biblical faith alone doctrine that leads to twist the whole Bible for those who believe Luther . God bless you
God deserves the glory
This one of the best Theological lecture that I have ever heard.
God bless R.C. Sproul.
RC does not mean Roman Catholic… 😂😂😂 but Robert Charles Sproul. 🙏😇
Catholicism is truly a totally different religion, they are a mission field. There beliefs are baffling and bizarre all at the same time.
I miss you R.C!
I really appreciate R. C. Sproul's caution to try and articulate the Catholic doctrine of Justification as accurately as possible. While I disagree with Sproul theologically on this issue, I commend the majority of his hard work.
Thank you lord🙏🙏
This is the perfect Gospel.
@Josh Bridle your tongue, keep James1:19-27 😉
@Josh Ok, lecture me on the book of James and the judgement of sheep and goats. I m open! I've read it 3 times in a row and watched its overview by The Bible Project. I m not the one who dismiss many other books before James in the bible, and the one who doesn't enact what James teaches by idiot shaming protestants.
@@hentsoful rather boastful
1- Rom.4:5, the point of Romans is that someone can become right with God without being circumcised, not that righteousness before God comes through faith alone. See Gal. 5:6: "For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love." . You have TO RECEIVE the theological virtue of charity (love of God) . Charity unites us to God, and so, if one has faith COMBINED with charity then one has "faith working through love" which is what Paul says counts in Christ ( Gal 5:6)
2. Eph. 2:8-9. You have to read it in context:"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)" Eph 2:5 . To be quickened means you are able to love as God wants us to love. "Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for SHE LOVED MUCH:" Luke 7:47.
Charity is not our work but God's work in us. Faith isn't our work but God's work in us, cretaed in us by the Holy Spirit, so that justification is through faith without our own works. Martin Luther added the word "ALONE" obscuring the reality that faith without charity is NOTHING (1 Cor. 13:2). " If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema" 1 Cor. 16:22; "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life" Rom. 2:7-10; As you can see Luther's Sola Fide contradicts Paul and the entire Bible: " Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, throughSANCTIFICATION of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.". For the Early Church Fathers any justification that is not woven together with sanctification is not justification at all. Martin Luther contradicted the early Church Fathers and the Bible to impose his un-biblical faith alone doctrine that leads to twist the whole Bible for those who believe Luther . God bless you
Sproul makes a really good point. Catholics believe Christ’s righteousness is not imputed to us, but the saints are? I never thought of that.
I'm Catholic and that's not what the Catholic Church teaches nor believes
Q What do you believe
@@Wgaither1 this is what I believe
James 2:17
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
James 2:24
Ye see then how that by works a man is JUSTIFIED, and not by faith only.
And if that doesn't explain how I believe what faith is, then here is my number one reason for believing that faith and works go hand in hand, that you can't have one without the other.....how important your works are, for your faith
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his WORKS.
You can believe in what a "man" named Martin Luther taught.....faith alone and that your works don't matter.......but I'm going to stick to what Jesus, Himself says about my works
Good luck with Luther's man made teaching
What does the statement that the saints are imputed to us even mean? I have been Catholic for almost 50 years now and I have never heard anything like that ever being preached.
The Bible said, "I AM the VINE (Christ) you are the Branches (Believer=Christians), my Father (God) is the gardener, any branches that are attached to the VINE that does not BEAR FRUITS (No Good Works/Deeds = Charity of Love) after being PRUNED by the Gardener (God), will be CUT-OFF (removed from the hands of Christ) and thrown into the FIRE (condemnation/punishment)." John 15:1-8/ paraphrased...
FAITH ALONE is a Wrong Doctrine, unknown to the Apostles and Early 1st Cent. A.D. Christians from the original 7 Churches of Asia Minor... Facts and Truth, Biblically speaking... Amen.
Justified by trust in Jesus Christ alone.
Show me your faith without works and I will show my faith by my works
And we'll see who Jesus favors
Did He favor the thief on the cross?
@@waywardson717 ah.....the go to protestant verse
Luke 23:39-43
And one of the malefactors, which were hanged railed on him, saying, of thou be Christ, save thyself and us
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds, but this man hath done nothing amiss.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily, I say unto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
The thief showed his faith. Now it appears he only showed his faith without works....but he didn't.
He obviously believed in Jesus. But he also accepted his punishment. The other thief did not want to accept his due punishment, that's why he called out Jesus to save them.....he attempted to put Jesus to the test.....that's a no no
That thief showed he had no faith in Jesus.
The thief who Jesus favored, showed his faith and on his cross, that thief accepted his punishment for what he did. He didn't ask Jesus to save him, he lowered, humbled himself to accepting his cross. And he simply asked Jesus not to save him but to remember him.
The thief did not have faith alone.....he showed it by not complaining of bearing his cross. He showed it by not tempting Jesus. He showed it by humbling himself to asking Jesus to just remember him and taking him with Jesus to his kingdom.
The thief also showed that he feared God when he rebuked the other thief.
Every protestant I've met, refused to accept their cross. They believe that Jesus took away their trials and suffering. And this causes their blindness to this verse....verses
To the protestant, the thief displayed faith alone.
When you analyze it........the thief actually showed his faith thru his actions. He rebuked the other thief, he showed fear of God, he acknowledges Jesus as Lord, he also acknowledges Jesus did both wrong, he accepts his punishment and doesn't complain about it and he didn't tempt Jesus. He just asked to be remembered
And for this........ Jesus rewarded him because he SHOWED his faith.
Again......
Show me your faith without works and I will show you my faith thru my works.
Faith alone is dead
THATS GOOOD STUFF
FAITH must come alone in accepting/believing Christ Jesus thru God's Grace without any Man's way of work... but after FAITH has been established then it is ESSENTIAL to do or apply Good WORKS/ACTS/DEEDS to our neighbors/foes alike to justify our FAITH in Christ Jesus...
Christ Jesus said, "If you LOVED Me (Christ), you must KEEP (verb = do, obey, follow, practice) my Commandments... St. Paul's Epistles to the Corinthians (Cor. 16:22/paraphrased)... "If anyone has NO LOVE (does not keep Christ's Commandments) for the LORD (Christ Jesus), let him be CURSED."... SALVATION is a PROCESS... Amen.
Thank you Jesus
"You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone." James 2:24
Therefore St James’ epistle is really an epistle of straw, compared to these others, for it has nothing of the nature of the Gospel about it.” -Martin Luther
To hell with Martin Luther
@@shim8711 Or perhaps he just didn't have enough time to see how it fit with the rest of Scripture? No need to be so inflammatory.
faith is necessary for justification.......however, faith is all that's needed for justification....anything else is damned
Hey Rod
peace be with you
Jesus ties these things to our salvation.
We must help the poor, sick and imprisoned? (Matthew 25:31-46) We must follow the Commandments? (Matt 19:16-28)
We must Love God, our neighbour (Matt 22:37-39) and our enemies. (Matt 5:44)
We must listen to the Church (Matt 18:15-20) We must eat his flesh and drink his blood (John 6:53-54)
We must be baptised (Mark 16:16)
We must obey theFathers Will (Matt 7:21)
Deny Christ at your peril (Matt 10:33)
Holy Spirit Guide you
@Josh Yeah, and let's butcher the interpretation of the Scripture like you do!
@Josh Huh, it's not a misinterpetation you say?
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
That's James 2:14-17.
How about this to bring more context, just further down?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"-and he was called a friend of God. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
James 2:21-24
Abraham did good works and it was counted to him as righteousness? Abraham was baptized and it was counted to him as righteousness? Abraham believed and it was counted to him as righteousness. What made him righteous? Believing.
Tell me, if Abraham said he trusted God but did not go to offer Isaac, did he really trust God?
If you were on an airplane and you had to jump off, would you say "I trust the parachute" but not put it on?
If you tell someone, "go in peace, be warmed and filled", but you don't give them bread or let them enter your house, do you truly wish that for them?
If you take the verses of James in context, you see that salvation is by faith - true faith, not just in your words but evidenced by your actions. Only faith saves, not works. Faith can, and should, be evidenced by works, but only faith saves.
I know, the Sacraments. Take note, bud, that the RCC says that the Sacraments are necessary for salvation. Does that sound like faith evidenced by works or faith and works?
Ephesians 2:8-10 says this more clearly. Care to give your interpretation of that? Now, don't twist it. In context.
@Josh Sure, even after the correct, in-context, exegetical interpretation of James.
I don't know much about the Eastern Orthodox Church, and forgive me for thinking you were Roman Catholic.
I do know this though. Salvation is by faith alone, clearly stated by Ephesians 2:8-9. John 3:16 as well. Romans 1-3, too. Galatians. The entire New Testament echoes faith alone.
Any other doctrine is damnable and hell-bound. Repent of your sins, and trust alone in Christ Jesus, apart from your works.
God bless.
What the Bible (Scripture) revealed/taught us if we are already Christians is that LOVE is the Greatest Commandment of Christ Jesus (Son/Word of the Living God)...
1st, "LOVE God will all your Heart, with all your Soul, and with all your Mind and Might/Strength"...
2nd, "LOVE your neighbors (foes alike) as you LOVE yourself"...
But it does not mean, FAITH and HOPE are not (or less) important that we should not do Charity, Good Works/acts/deeds, and sacrifices for Christ said, "PICK UP (verb=work/act/deed) your CROSS (sacrifices/burden/yoke) and follow ME (Christ)."... Amen.
Glory to God.
too many ppl don't know what God's plan of redemption is....That's the problem....
Hey Rod
peace be with you
the problem is to many people leave the teachings of Jesus out of his plan for our redemption.
Faith alone denys Christ.
God bless you
if you don't believe in Christ, you will die in your sins....plain and simple
Hey Rod
peace be with you
I know what believing in Christ means to me but what does it mean to you.
God bless you
Hey Rod
peace be with you
Waiting to here what believing in Christ means to you.
do we just have to believe that Jesus died for us (James 2:19) or do You believe we must believe what he told us.
God bless you
God's plan of redemption is for the believer to be good practicing Catholic and to receive the sacraments. Outside the Catholic Church there is no salvation.
How do I know I am saved? Because I believe what Jesus said. I believe the gospel of which there is only one gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4 That CHRIST DIED FOR MY SINS, according to the scriptures, That He was buried and rose again on the third day, according to the scriptures.
Did Jesus pay for all my sins? YES. First John 2:2 And He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world. And it is to everyone that believeth.
Once we believe it we are sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise. Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the GOSPEL of your salvation; in whom also AFTER ye believed, ye were sealed by that Holy Spirit of promise. BORN AGAIN.
John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, HATH ETERNAL LIFE.
What part of eternal life do you not believe? Heaven is not a reward for good behavior, but a GIFT from God. John 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, and we all sin, ( except for the self righteous hypocrites) First John 1:8 but the GIFT of God is eternal life. What do you have to do for a free gift? Nothing, Just accept the gift by faith alone in Christ alone.
John 10:28-29 And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. And my Father who is greater than all, no one can pluck them out of His hand. Double eternal security. John 6:37 He will never cast us out. Hebrews 13:5 He will never leave us or forsake us. You either have eternal life or you don't. The reason you don't, is because you have not believed. John 3:18 I can no longer be condemned because I have believed. First John 5:13 Since I believed on His name I have eternal life.
For those who believe the Gospel, that all our sins are paid for forever, I will see you in heaven
jim kraft Amen
Doesn't faith in Christ mean having faith in everything Christ taught, and didn't Christ teach at Matthew 25:31-46 that good works are necessary for salvation?
@@GeorgePenton-np9rh Good works are the fruit of are Salvation...
@@jonbri4383 Good works should be the fruit of faith but unfortunately is not always. The devil himself has faith in Jesus-----he made one of the strongest professions of faith ever at Luke 4:34. The rich man, in the Lazarus/rich man parable, had plenty of Old Testament-style faith----he called on Abraham, our father in faith but he lacked the good works of helping the poor.
We have all known "Christians", but Catholic and Protestant, who really do believe in Christ, and who pray, read the Bible, and attend church regularly, but who will not lift a finger to help anybody else do anything, even people in their own families. These will not be saved no matter how much faith they have. Faith without works is dead.
George Penton they are saved by their faith by grace alone through faith alone and because they are born again they have a river of life flowing out of them which makes the lame too walk in the blind to see... but a lot of Christians lack works because of laziness, living in bondage, lack of teaching of the authority of the believer...
But you can’t throw guilt on a weak CHRISTIAN saved by the skin of his teeth.
So many times you have little faith it was all about faith when he was teaching
Excellent lesson!
Luther's faith alone is not the same as Abraham's obedient faith alone. It is not an excellent lesson to contradict Scripture. 1- Rom.4:5, the point of Romans is that someone can become right with God without being circumcised, not that righteousness before God comes through faith alone. See Gal. 5:6: "For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love." . You have TO RECEIVE the theological virtue of charity (love of God) . Charity unites us to God, and so, if one has faith COMBINED with charity then one has "faith working through love" which is what Paul says counts in Christ ( Gal 5:6)
2. Eph. 2:8-9. You have to read it in context:"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)" Eph 2:5 . To be quickened means you are able to love as God wants us to love. "Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for SHE LOVED MUCH:" Luke 7:47.
Charity is not our work but God's work in us. Faith isn't our work but God's work in us, cretaed in us by the Holy Spirit, so that justification is through faith without our own works. Martin Luther added the word "ALONE" obscuring the reality that faith without charity is NOTHING (1 Cor. 13:2). " If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema" 1 Cor. 16:22; "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life" Rom. 2:7-10; As you can see Luther's Sola Fide contradicts Paul and the entire Bible: " Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, throughSANCTIFICATION of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.". For the Early Church Fathers any justification that is not woven together with sanctification is not justification at all. Martin Luther contradicted the early Church Fathers and the Bible to impose his un-biblical faith alone doctrine that leads to twist the whole Bible for those who believe Luther . God bless you
@@Alfredo8059 Why are you using a more difficult to understand translation of the Bible, the KJV isn't an ultra holy translation.
Did you listen to the video so the way through? Martin Luther had little to do with Justification by Faith alone, he just observed whats clearly taught by Scripture as a response to what the Catholic Church was doing, one of which was selling the forgiveness of sins through indulgences.
Faith does not need modifier word of "Obedience". A true faith implies obedience, arguing otherwise is misrepresenting the justification by faith alone teaching. The thief in the cross didn't have any time to obey, his faith alone saved him but if he had more time on this earth it would have absolutely caused obedience to God.
Real faith is always accompanied by actions, acts of faith, because faith can only be shown through actions. Repentance is an example of an act of faith. God is the one who acts in baptism and repentance. God changes the heart and turns our direction from our ways to His at repentance. At baptism God is the one who remits sin. Baptism and repentance does not earn salvation, but is necessary for salvation. If you were able to stop sinning, and you got baptized, but it wasn't motivated by faith in Jesus, then you would go to hell just like the worst sinner on earth, whoever that is. It is the work of God that makes repentance and baptism effective. You earn nothing by repenting a getting baptized, even though they are essential to salvation. Catholicism doesn't present us with the gospel
No it tries to hide it from people.
Revelation 22:12 Behold, I come quickly: and my reward is with me, to render to every, man according to his works.
That seems pretty clear. I don't read, "...to render to every man according to his faith."
Is this like;
John 6:55 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day.
being symbolic, according to most faith alone preachers and believers?
By his obedience, we are made righteous! He became sin who knew no sin, that we might become the righteousness of God!!
1- Rom.4:5, the point of Romans is that someone can become right with God without being circumcised, not that righteousness before God comes through faith alone. See Gal. 5:6: "For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love." . You have TO RECEIVE the theological virtue of charity (love of God) . Charity unites us to God, and so, if one has faith COMBINED with charity then one has "faith working through love" which is what Paul says counts in Christ ( Gal 5:6)
2. Eph. 2:8-9. You have to read it in context:"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)" Eph 2:5 . To be quickened means you are able to love as God wants us to love. "Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for SHE LOVED MUCH:" Luke 7:47.
Charity is not our work but God's work in us. Faith isn't our work but God's work in us, cretaed in us by the Holy Spirit, so that justification is through faith without our own works. Martin Luther added the word "ALONE" obscuring the reality that faith without charity is NOTHING (1 Cor. 13:2). " If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema" 1 Cor. 16:22; "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life" Rom. 2:7-10; As you can see Luther's Sola Fide contradicts Paul and the entire Bible: " Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, throughSANCTIFICATION of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.". For the Early Church Fathers any justification that is not woven together with sanctification is not justification at all. Martin Luther contradicted the early Church Fathers and the Bible to impose his un-biblical faith alone doctrine that leads to twist the whole Bible for those who believe Luther . God bless you
Brilliant.
No one can merit the INITIAL grace of justification: it is completely grace. HOWEVER, and this is where the Church differs with some in Protestantism [in its varying stripes], the Church considers 'salvation' an umbrella term which includes ALL that is involved in God's saving work [all of creation, man's fall into sin, God's covenant with the People of God of ancient Israel, Christ's redeeming incarnation, sinless life, passion, death, resurrection and ascnesion into heaven, the descent of the Holy Spirit into the Church AND our personal appropriation of the saving effects of God's work in our lives: repentance from sin, faith in Jesus Christ, baptism, regeneration, justification, sanctification - 'Salvation' is ALL OF THAT. It is an economy a covenant, hat we enter into and participate in.
Our initial justification is based solely on God's grace and faith in it, but our ONGOING JUSTIFICATION, which, again, the Church sees as a process which occurs throughout our earthly pilgrimage, DOES INCLUDE our graced co-operation in good works which "God has prepared beforehand that we should live in them" [cf. Ephesians 2: 10].
Justification comes first, then comes good works:
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Eph2:8-10
Interesting how you left the first part out.
Justification is complete the moment one believes.
5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we1 have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1
@@halohadel he left it out because it isn’t particularly relevant to his point. What is meant by justification? Catholic teaching isn’t opposed to the teaching that we are justified by faith. It teaches that. But faith ***alone*** was added by Luther, and an extreme interpretation of this is heretical and not biblical. He cites Ephesians because it demonstrates that while sanctifying grace is essential, it is not the only element needed for salvation, hence the emphasis on verse 10.
“If any one says, that man is truly absolved from his sins and justified, because that he assuredly believed himself absolved and justified; or, that no one is truly justified but he who believes himself justified; and that, by this faith alone, absolution and justification are effected; let him be anathema.” - Council of Trent
As QuisuitDeus mentioned, Catholic tradition actually defines and distinguishes what is understood by salvation and justification, that it is an ongoing process into the future when our Lord calls us to heaven. Protestant thought is focused solely on the past tense of being “saved” in the Bible. But the Bible utilizes salvation in the past, present, and future. Luther’s 95 Thesis sort of addresses this problem because it calls for repentance generally, but a strict sola fide principle isn’t just heretical, it’s untenable. James 2:14-26 tells us well (another Book Luther wanted to be rid of). Even the devils believe, yet they are not saved. They do not lean on grace. They do not repent. They do not love. Grace, repentance, faith, hope, and charity. All are incorporated. Sola fide is only rejected if it denies grace and the sacraments of Christ’s New Commandment. Justification is conferred in baptism, the sacrament of faith. But salvation involves more than just that. The rejection of extreme sola fide is not then a support of some sola opera. Christ’s Church simply corrects that one shouldn’t lean simply on their belief, their baptism, as a crutch for salvation. The free and undeserved grace we receive through faith in baptism is a prerequisite. Read James. And read the Bible understanding it’s context. Luther and Protestants misunderstand the purpose for which Paul was writing in his letter to the Romans. He doesn’t address “works” in a general sense of good deeds but in relation to adherence to Jewish laws (e.g. circumcision) and their relation to gentiles. Romans isn’t about salvation by works as Luther or Protestants understand it.
@@ponti5882 Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ Romans 5:1
Justified is past tense. It is done. Anyone who has faith in the gospel of Jesus is righteous and completely justified. To say otherwise is to say more must be done other than Jesus and him crucified.
hey
peace be with you
Indulgences are not sold
God bless you
Indulgences are not biblical
@@Wgaither1
Christ be with you
sure they are
we see one in James 5:19-20
God bless you
@@MrKev1664 Has these verses been infallibly interpreted by the Roman Catholic Church, if not it’s your personal opinion
@@Wgaither1
Christ be with you
Why will that change what they say?
God bless you
@@MrKev1664 Why do the Roman Catholic Church charge for mass intentions? Shouldn’t they be for free ?
Isaiah 40: 13-14. We don't know who is saved and secure without boasting or becoming self righteous.
Not trying to be rude but I just wanted to hear him talk about James and how that flowed with justification by faith alone I didn't care about what the Catholics believe but good to know
The context is those that say they have faith, but it's a dead faith because they have no works which are the evidence of faith.
No add-ons to the Gospel! No legalism! No Antinomianism! Morality plus Christ is a false Christ and therefore a false gospel. Lawlessness plus Christ is a false Christ and therefore a false gospel. Christ alone is sufficient to forgive all of our sins and justify us eternally in the sight of God. His blood is enough to satisfy all of Gods wrath and righteousness. God is righteous and declares righteous the one who believes in Jesus (Rom. 3:26).
Please pray for me that I would come to saving faith I need your intercession thank you 🙏
Morality plus Christ is false, but lawlessness and Christ is also false? How is that possible? Are we damned if we live a moral life and also damned if we live a lawless life? Who can be saved with a dilemna like that?
@@36742650885 me too
@@GeorgePenton-np9rh Consider the thief on the cross, the prodigal son, the tax collector, Abraham, King David, Samson, Mary Magdalena, Peter etc.
The point is that neither our lawless deeds nor our obedience is relevant at the moment when we are being made right with God.
Our only hope is in Christ's righteousness, not our own. Peter trusted in his own faithfulness and subsequently denied Jesus 3 times.
Our lawless actions are not a barrier to salvation (e.g thief on the cross).
Our obedience is not a means to salvation. We must produce good works and sin no more because we have been saved, not to be saved (e.g Mary Magdalene)
Because we are human we might stumble & fall at times (e g. King David)
If we confess our sin he is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (e.g prodigal son)
Thanks for this
If one ounce of our salvation were based on our effort and performance heaven would be empty!
James 2:24 does not teach sola fide.
works will not save you
Hey Rod
peace be with you
No Jesus will save us But he will only save those who obey the Father Will (Matt 7:21)
That is what he came to earth to teach us and why we must follow those teachings
God bless you
MrKev1664 - But who can truly do the Father’s will before they are saved through faith in Jesus and regenerated by the Holy Spirit? Nobody.. Rom 3:10-18
People who do the Fathers will, do so BECAUSE they are saved. In the same way, a once old broken car ‘works’ because it has been (past tense) salvaged. It doesn’t have to ‘work’ to prove its worth salvaging (saving), or else, why does it need to be salvaged in the first place?
Jesus himself said in Luke 6:43 ‘For a good tree does not bring forth bad fruit, nor a bad tree bring forth good fruit”
How can an unregenerate, unsaved person who has not been saved and made righteous before God bring forth fruit (works) that are good, in order to then be saved?
Also, Ezekiel 36:25-27 says ‘Then I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean, and from all your filthiness and from your idols. A new heart will I give you, and a new spirit with I out within you, and I will take away the stony heart put of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And will put my spirit with you and *cause* you to walk in my statues and you shall keep my judgements and do them”
He will cause us to obey by making us a new creation and born again of God. But what Jesus asks of us is this, John 6:29 “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent”
I hope this makes sense. God bless.
Works by themselves won't save us. But neither will faith by itself. Both are necessary for salvation.
"For even as the body without the spirit is dead; so also faith without works is dead."
--James 2:26
Protestantism. Proven wrong. Again.
@raz ram You say Catholicism is unbiblical. Why do you look to the Bible as the standard if you don't believe in the Catholic Church? Why do you believe in the Bible at all if you don't believe in the Catholic Church? It was the Catholic Church that put the Bible together in the first place, at the Council of Rome in the year 382 a.d. It is only by the authority of the Catholic Church that we know that the Bible IS the Bible, the inspired word of God.
@@GeorgePenton-np9rh the Roman Catholic Church is apostate
Rome has added way too much nonsense into salvation...they deny the work of the Holy Spirit...plain and simple...anyone want to challenge me on that? That's the issue...go ahead...
Thats like saying Hitler believed in the jews.
@Josh The works do not get you saved.
@Josh Why were Catholic priests encouraged to carry on sexually abusing little boys and girls destroying their ability to live happy lives. Roman Catholics tell lies because the whole basis of that religion is based on lies. That is why the Christ like light of Protestants caused them to be killed and burned alive at the stake - because they like Christ shone the light of truth and love on the sin and lies of Roman Catholicism.
@Josh I believe a man is allowed to express negative feelings towards God as part of our Spiritual growth. Do you never argue with God in your thinking . God looks at a person's heart. God knows whats really in our hearts and that's what He changes at salvation. Yes protestants have abused children but never on the industrial scale of Catholicism. It is the cover-up that is the problem putting these evil men into other parishes to do the same thing to even more children.
The whole Roman church is rotten to the core with corruption. There are millions of nice people who call themselves Catholic.
The main problem is that they put Church tradition above God and the Bible.
They are basically worshiping there own Roman god and reject the authority of Christ Jesus and the Bible taking upon themselves the worship of Mary, the queen of heaven and putting the pope in the place lf God.
@Josh What is Chi Xi Sigma? Never heard that in religious speak before.
Thank you Dr Sproul, yes i agree that salvation is by (living) faith alone. With that in mind, Luther considered the Large Catechism as his most important work next to the Bondage of the Will.
The Decalogue is a light to our feet, not to justify, but to guide Christian life.
In my opinion it would be a good idea to reform the Decalogue as written in Luthers Large Catechism, that is to reinstate the Biblical Decalogue to the Christian Church, Its time to remove the charge of Judeaizing from the Biblical Decalogue.
SDAs have done this, but we do have a problem with Sola Fide, hopefully this will be resolved soon in favor of salvation by faith alone.
Hey Henry
peace be with you
Jesus did not teach faith alone
Why do you deny Jesus?
God bless you
faith alone can be confusing, the way i see it, if we think that in order to be saved we need to contribute 1% of our own merit to the atonement Jesus gives us, then we deny that Jesus a 100% Savior.
what do you think?
Hey Henry
Peace be with you
I think we need to obey Jesus, he is the way.
He paid the price for our sins.
The price for sin is death (Romans 6:23) which he paid on
our behalf.
Without obedience to Christ he tells us we do not love him
(John 14:23-24)
It is by adding love to our Faith that it is made complete as
St Paul tells us Faith without Love is useless. (1 Cor 13:2)
Works in no way pay the price for our sin, what they do is complete our faith (James 2:22)
Grace comes from Jesus Christ though faith but not faith
alone but one infused with love of our Lord Jesus Christ (Gal 5:6)
We cannot take credit or boast that we paid the price but “To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality,
He will give eternal life.” (Romans 2:7)
Doing good means obeying the teachings Jesus gave us and he
gave us many specifically linked to our salvation.
Jesus tell us we must do the Fathers Will to be saved (Matt 7:21), and
everything Jesus taught was the Father Will.
This is the teaching of Jesus, St Paul, and St James.
Each must make sense with the other.
That is why it is the teaching of the Catholic Church, the whole
bible is true.
I am sorry there
is no faith alone the easy path only leads to destruction. (Matt 7:13-14)
We deny Christ if we choose to believe something different than what he taught. (Matt 10:33)Jesus says "Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?" (Luke 6:46)
God bless you
Thank you for attaching obedience to faith in Jesus, i agree with you.
i looked up the teaching of the Catholic Church regarding the Biblical Decalogue, and to my surprise the Church teaches that the Decalogue is immutable, and binding on Christians.
as i understand it was at the Council of Nicea decided to change the Decalogue so as not to Judeaize Christians. In my opinion now in the 21st century we need to reconcile with our Jewish brethren.
And the best way to do this is to reinstate the Biblical Decalogue in the Church.
If this is done i will not quibble to much about words or phrases
Hey Henry
peace be with you
I am unaware and can find no information on what you are talking about with the Council of Nicea changing the ten Commandments
Do you have details of this?
Here is a link to the Catechism of the Catholic Church
There is a section on the ten commandments
www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM
Perhaps you can indicate what ha s been changed from the bible as i can not see it
God bless you
In St. Paul's time, Jewish converts to Christianity thought that non-Jews were not called to be Christians because they were deep in sin and did not do the works of the Law. Paul writes that the CALL to Christ is free and not earned by works. Anybody is allowed to become Christian even if he is deep in sin because while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. St. Paul writes that Abraham was called BEFORE he was circumcised and before he followed the Law. But after becoming Christians, we have to do good works of course.
Paul is talking about the call to Christ being free and not earned. But after accepting the call, we must do good works.
Justification comes through faith in Christ and Him alone. We are DEAD in our sins and trespasses. A spiritual dead man can not do ANYTHING to please a HOLY RIGHTEOUS GOD. Abraham was counted righteous because he BELIEVED in God and because he believed in God his obedience to God followed thus his good works. His justification came from his faith in God NOT his good works and even the faith to please God he gives us EPH 2:89. So salvation is all of God NOT anything we can do or attribute to. But obedience or (good works) certainly will follow genuine biblical faith.
dc53 nice explanation
Can dead men resist the Holy Spirit? Read Acts 7:51. You say a dead man cannot do anything but according to Steven they can do something so we are not as totally dead as you think.
RC Sproul is a nut. He puts Calvinism above scripture. So he follows Calvin rather than Christ. Whosoever will is one of the greatest and most hopeful statements of all of scripture. Yet this yahoo says Calvin is greater than Christ. What a disgrace. The Calvinist and Arminians are the Pharisees and Sadducees of today. Though both are wrong. One is more wrong than the other. And that one is Calvinism
dc53 the Bible does not teach that good works or obedience will follow the Christian Life is says that it should as Ephesians 2:10 makes clear that verse says we should do good works it doesn't say that we will. not every Christian is going to do good works and they don't have to do good works to be saved or to Stay Saved or to prove that they are saved period and if they never do at the judgement seat of Christ they will lose all their Eternal rewards and their privilege of ruling with Christ in his Heavenly Kingdom but they are still saved as 1st Corinthians 3:15 and 2 Timothy 2:12-13 teach And if you teach that they will do good works otherwise they're not really saved you cancel the free gift of eternal life making it a reward for works because in fact your teaching they have to have works to truly be a Christian or saved you're just saying it a different way by saying they will have good works or obedience following their faith it's just another way of teaching Faith plus works
Isabel D in the past eternal life was given as a result of your faith in God and doing the works that he said to do for Abraham it was believing the good news that he would have many children and then later on offering Isaac up on the altar which completed his faith and it will be like that also during the Great Tribulation because during that time They will have to resist the mark of the beast not worship His image and endure until the end in order to be saved because if they don't they will commit the sin unto death and will permanently lose their salvation and not be able to get it back as Hebrews 6:4 1st John 5:16 revelation 14:9-12 talk about. but today according to the Apostle paul and the secret Revelations he got directly from the Lord Jesus Christ teach that it is no longer on the basis of that according to Romans 3:21 Romans 11:6 Romans 16:25 God has changed his dealings with people today on how they get saved because of the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ God is able to give it to people as a free gift without any human effort we do good works in order to get Eternal rewards and reign with Christ we don't do it to be saved in this dispensation like people had to do in the past and will have to do in the Great Tribulation
justification by faith alone or you're damned....cased closed
Hey
peace be with you
Jesus did not teach this.
God bless you
MrKev1664 Jesus was teaching to the Jews under the law not The children of Grace through Faith Salvations is by Grace through Faith even the faith you receive is of God so salvation for him that worketh not lest any man should boast
Hey Amanda
peace be with you
Sorry Amanda if Jesus teachings is not part of you Gospel you are preaching a false Gospel.
After he resurrection Jesus says "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."(Matt 28:19-20)
He did not tell them to teach them something different.
I am a Christian, I follow Christ.
Jesus knew he would die for us so he was teaching what we needed to do to be saved.
You have distorted St Paul's teaching into something they are not (2 Peter 3:15-16)
Your faith is built on Sand (Matt 7:24-27)
Faith in Jesus Christ is faith that he will save us if we obey him.
St Paul's teachings must reconcile to Jesus and the does if you read the bible properly
You become aware you have a part to play in your own salvation there is no such thing as faith alone and the path is not an easy one (Matt 7:13-14)
Holy Spirit guide you
MrKev1664 Rightly divide the word of truth Jesus New Testament don't start until the testater dies then u have a will and testament there's different dispensations we are under grace you think u can add to the Saving blood of Jesus by your good works well our righteness is a filthy rags to God you are deceived I'm sorry I won't be brought into bondage again by trying to keep the law aka the commandments to be saved adds to the finished work of Christ this guy preaching is a joke it's not grace plus works Salvation is for him that worketh not please check out the true gospel videos so that you put all your faith in the finished work of Christ Renee Roland and Robert Breaker
yes He did...read the Scriptures
Usually when he says, "Let's pray..." , the congregation get ready for prayer.
They didn't withhold their applause for the gospel this time!
These men are the Last Defense AGAINST THE ONE WORLD RELIGION OF ECUMENICALS.
A unity between Roman Catholics and Evangelicals? Never.....
if priests really believe in the doctrine of justification by faith alone, they'd leave the Catholic Church(which isn't a "church")
Hey Rod
Peace be with you
Preists do not believe faith alone will save us .
the bibles pretty clear on this
You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone. (James 2:24)
Faith is alone is te type of faith demons have.
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that-and shudder.
Catholics believe faith must be accompanied by Love. (Gal 5:6)
We believe that to love Jesus we must obey his teaching (John 14:23-24)
That is why we must obey what Jesus tell us we must do to be saved.
Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say? (Luke 6:46)
The Catholic Church may be the only Church all others seem to follow Man rather than Christ.
God bless you
Rod, please read Matthew 25:31-46. If you do you will see just how false the doctrine of sola fide is.
at 32 mins is when he starts explaining about how were justified by faith alone but u should start it at like 31 or 30 if u wanna hear him finish up his argument w/ Roman Catholics
The context is those that say they have faith, but it's a dead faith because they have no works which are the evidence of faith.
"deeds, good works, fruit, etc., " is the result of faith, not the cause
@Sharon Newman You can slip into a works mentality...Are Salvation is a free gift.....not of works...
@@rodevans9149 that is the core, of the issue.....so why all the fuss, over this....
@@jonbri4383 it is not works, but evidence of faith....basically explained this way....you call yourself a Christian, and act, like that.....the works, dont match the faith....ergo no faith...
It would seem that imputation is not sufficient because "it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame" Hebrews 6:4-6. How do we know if we are saved, then?
Notice the language of tasting. In a wine tasting, the way you go about it is to not actually drink the wine, but to swish it around, let your taste buds get coated, and then spit it back out again. You don't actually consume it. Tasting is ultimately a rejection, not consumption.
➨FAITH ALONE (sola fide) is incorrect:
REV 20:12...The dead are judged BY THEIR WORKS.
James 2:18 Faith without works is dead
Matt 19:17 Jesus tells us if we want to enter into Life, we must keep the commandments.
James 2:24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
Philippians 2:12-13
Philippians 2:12-13...12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
In Matt 25, JESUS tells us to feed the poor, clothe the naked and do good for others. All this falls under the catagory of doing good works.
Luke 16:19-30 The story of Lazarus and the rich man shows us that the rich man went to hell for refusing to help Lazarus who was poor and hungry.
(He refused to do good works)
I do believe justification by faith alone, or the just shall live by faith, as faith is complete trust and duty to fulfill that trust. Faith brings in duty, or show of faith, or "walk in the steps of that faith" Romans 4:12. Romans 4:20-21 gives Abrahams faith more clarity the type of faith we must have in Jesus, Abraham had 'outlandish' promises from God, and Abraham showed he had faith and "he was able to perform".
Similarly we should search the scripture for the promises of Jesus, and through complete trust and duty, perform or walk in the steps of that faith. The justification we must gain is from faith wherever faith is required; first that God will allow a sinner to be saved from living by faith in Jesus; then find the promises of Jesus to trust.
I hear Pastors and preachers say that faith is set in 2 Corinthians 15:1-4, "that Christ died for our sins" and "that he rose again the third day", if you believe that then you are justified by faith, and this will enable you to do good works. But we have evidence for both parts as they were seen, and faith is in the "evidence of things not seen" as Hebrews 11:1. As Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:3 "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received". This was simply an introduction through evidence to gain trust toward complete faith, we know he died and rose again, but what do we need to believe that we won't see?
All Protestants as Mr Sproul have justification by God alone for faith in Jesus, whereas scripture clearly has Jesus as our judge of our faith as John 5:22, so we require his justification also. And his example of judging us by our works is shown by his letters, or epistles, to the seven churches in Revelation. The justification of God is automatic on the judgement of Jesus.
Simply Justified by faith, and judged by works (obedience). Faith has works.
Works of obedience are from faith, else why does Paul say to "Examine yourselves, whether you be in the faith" "except ye be reprobates", 2 Corinthians 13:5 which links to Romans 1:28-32.
A Christian has communion with the Holy Ghost on a personal level, as 2 Corinthians 13:14 eludes to, so the RCC is no better as it takes this away from the believer.
FAITH & WORKS; James 2:14-26...
“You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?” (v. 20).
At the time of the Protestant Reformation, Roman Catholic theologians leaned heavily on the second chapter of James to maintain that justification is not by faith alone but by faith and works. The Reformers were taking every opportunity to say that justification is a free gift, that we receive it by faith alone, and that Paul’s letters to the Romans and to the Galatians back them up. But James seems at first glance to teach that works are necessary.
There is no conflict between Paul and James. Paul taught us that salvation is by faith alone, and James tells us that there is a true and a false faith. A man who “claims to have faith but has no deeds” is a man who has false faith. True faith shows itself in good deeds.
Thus, said the Reformers, we are justified by faith alone, but justifying faith is never found alone; it always brings forth good fruit. Men such as Luther and Calvin said that we are not justified by making a profession of faith but by possessing faith. A person who professes faith and then lives a life characterized by unrighteousness is surely deluding himself with counterfeit faith.
Faith is not “mere assent.” Even the demons believe that God exists, said James, but rather than delighting in this knowledge, they respond with shuddering (James 2:19). The Reformers said that faith involves knowledge, assent, and trust or commitment. We must know something about God’s truth, and we must assent to the truth of it, but if that is all we do, we are no better than the fallen angels. True faith goes beyond mere assent and involves a personal relationship of trust and commitment to God, and such true faith will always show itself in deeds of love and obedience.
James used the verb justify when he wrote, “Was not our ancestor Abraham justified for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?” (James 2:21). The Greek word justify can mean “legal justification,” which Paul taught is received by faith alone, or it can mean “demonstrative justification,” which was James’ meaning here. Abraham’s good work demonstrated his justification and filled up the legal justification that James, as well as Paul, said he received by faith (James 2:23).
Coram Deo
One theologian has said that we must employ the theology of the second glance. Admittedly, there are passages which at first seem to imply the opposite of what one knows is orthodox. A more careful approach resolves apparent contradictions. Thank God for teachers who clearly explain the one way of salvation.
Passages for Further Study
John 15:6
Romans 10:9-10
Colossians 1:6-10
www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/faith-and-works-3/
Does Paul Contradict James on Justification by Faith?
Dr. R. C. Sproul (1939-2017) speaks on the alleged contradiction between James and Paul on the doctrine of justification. Are Catholics correct that man is justified by faith and works, or are Protestants correct that man is justified by faith alone?
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Isabel D, you asked: "Are Catholics correct that man is justified by faith and works..." ?
No, because all man's "righteous deeds are like a polluted garment" (Isaiah 64:6), when viewed through the lens of God's perfect and righteous standard of judgment. That includes all the good works of God's people.
"So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy" Romans 9:16.
"He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit" Titus 3:5.
The best works of fallen men and women are tainted with sin. Even the faith of God's elect is, in this life, mixed with unbelief. Even the repentance of God's best saints needs to be repented of. Our good works are not good enough to justify us before our infinitely holy God, because they are not perfect works. God's standard is perfection. Only the works of Jesus Christ were perfect works. Join any of man's supposed righteousness to Christ's perfect righteousness and it is spoiled and God is insulted. God will not accept it.
"For by a single offering He has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified" Hebrews 10:14.
"When He had BY HIMSELF purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" Hebrews 1:3.
This was exactly why Jesus came into the world...To keep the Law for us...in our place. And then at the cross, to suffer the full punishment that our sins deserved...in our place. True saving faith rests on the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ alone. A true Christian is one who has repented of his or her sins before God, and is trusting in Jesus' works alone (His doing and His dying), for his or her acceptance with and justification before God. This person HAS BEEN born again from above, and is a new creature in Christ Jesus. "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them" Ephesians 2:8-10.
And this is where good works come in...Not in order to win the favor of God; nor even to contribute to it; but as a result of having received His favor freely. The Bible plainly teaches that true Christians are justified by, as you have stated, a "living faith." A professing Christian who has no good works is deceiving him or her self.
"For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead"James 2:26.
And a dead faith is a false faith and does not justify anyone.
"WITHOUT HOLINESS NO ONE WILL SEE THE LORD!" (Hebrews. 12:14).
Suppose An Unholy Man Went To Heaven; by J. C. Ryle (1816-1900):
www.biblebb.com/files/ryle/suppose_an_unholy_man.htm
The Bible clearly teaches that while one is justified by faith alone, no one is justified by a faith that is alone! Saving faith is a repenting faith and a faith that bows to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and a faith that issues in good works and holiness of life...sanctification. Sanctification is a process and is never complete in this life. But a believer's justification is not based on the degree of his or her sanctification. That would be to trust in our own works and not in the perfect works of Christ. That is to turn the gospel on it's head, and to count the perfect righteousness of Christ as insufficient. This is to call God a liar...when it is God Himself "who presented Him as an atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in His divine forbearance He had passed over former sins. It was to show His righteousness at the present time, so that He might be just and the Justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus." Romans 3:25, 26.
Being justified by faith, we have peace with God. Conscience accuses no longer. Judgment now decides for the sinner instead of against him. Memory looks back upon past sins, with deep sorrow for the sin, but yet with no dread of any penalty to come; for Christ has paid the debt of his people to the last jot and tittle, and received the divine receipt; and unless God can be so unjust as to demand double payment for one debt, no soul for whom Jesus died as a substitute can ever be cast into hell. It seems to be one of the very principles of our enlightened nature to believe that God is just; we feel that it must be so, and this gives us our terror at first; but is it not marvelous that this very same belief that God is just, becomes afterwards the pillar of our confidence and peace! If God be just, I, a sinner, alone and without a substitute, must be punished; but Jesus stands in my stead and is punished for me; and now, if God be just, I, a sinner, standing in Christ, can never be punished. God must change his nature before one soul, for whom Jesus was a substitute, can ever by any possibility suffer the lash of the law. Therefore, Jesus having taken the place of the believer-having rendered a full equivalent to divine wrath for all that His people ought to have suffered as the result of sin, the believer can shout with glorious triumph, "Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?" Not God, for he has justified; not Christ, for he has died, "yes rather has risen again." My hope lives not because I am not a sinner, but because I am a sinner for whom Christ died; my trust is not that I am holy, but that being unholy, he is my righteousness. My faith rests not upon what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, in what he has done, and in what he is now doing for me. On the lion of justice the fair maid of hope rides like a queen. ~ C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) www.heartlight.org/spurgeon/0925-am.html
"For if, because of one man’s trespass (Adam), death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ" Romans 5:17.
"For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness Romans 4:3-5...
The Justification of the Ungodly: By C.H. Spurgeon:
www.the-highway.com/justify-ungodly_Spurgeon.html
Isabel D...
I am content with the Gospel of Christ, Isabel D. You may keep the gospel of Rome. I do not find it to be good news at all. The biblical Gospel informs real Christians that "since we 'have been' justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Romans 5:1.
That's "HAVE" peace with God...NOW! Now that's REAL GOOD NEWS. We can only now experience this grace of justification because it is not based on our own performance, but on the performance of the One who kept the law, in our place; the law that we have broken, earning a perfect righteousness for us.
"For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous" Romans 5:19.
The Good News of Christ's Gospel is that Jesus took all our sins and gave us in exchange His perfect righteousness. Now, That's GOOD NEWS! I suppose that is why we are called evangelicals. Like Peter and John, "we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard" Acts 4:20.
The justification of Rome is truly a fiction, because a million years in the Lake of Fire will not atone for one sin nor change the sinner's nature.
"If a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie" Ecclesiastes 11:3.
"The natural person DOES NOT accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is NOT ABLE to understand them because they are spiritually discerned." I Corinthians 2:14.
"Natural people are enemies to the government of God; and their nature shows that their will is to dethrone God if indeed it were in their power so to do! Yes, people are by nature enemies to the very existence of God, and would be glad if there was no God. Therefore, it necessarily follows, that if they were able, natural people would cause that there should be no God. Psalm 14:1 states:
“The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.'”
This implies, not only a tendency to question the existence of God; but also that he wishes it should be so that there was no God. His heart says this. His inclination says this. The words in the original are,
“The fool has said in his heart, 'No God.'”
That is, 'No God for me.' 'I do not desire any God,' 'I wish there was no God;' 'that would suit my inclination best.' 'Let the world be emptied of a God.' 'He stands in my way.' Therefore, every natural man is an atheist at heart." ~ Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).
Men Naturally are God's Enemies; by Jonathan Edwards; Dated August, 1736: harborbible.com/index_htm_files/Men%20Are%20Naturally%20Gods%20%20Enemies.pdf
"The mind that is governed by the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God" Romans 8:7, 8.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” ~ Jesus Christ; John 3:3.
"Regeneration is a subject which lies at the very basis of salvation, and we should be very diligent to take heed that we really are "born again," for there are many who imagine they are, who are not. Be assured that the name of a Christian is not the nature of a Christian; and that being born in a Christian land, and being recognized as professing the Christian religion is of no profit what so ever, unless there be something more added to it---the being "born again." Regeneration is a matter so mysterious, that human words cannot describe it. "The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell from where it comes, and to where it goes: so is every one that is born of the Spirit" John 3:8. Nevertheless, it is a change which is known and felt: known by works of holiness, and felt by a gracious experience. This great work is supernatural. It is not an operation which a person performs for him or her self: a new principle is infused, which works in the heart, renews the soul, and affects the entire person. It is not a change of my name, but a renewal of my nature, so that I am not the person I used to be, but a new person in Christ Jesus. To wash and dress a corpse is a far different thing from making it alive: man can do the one, only God can do the other. If you have then, been "born again," your acknowledgment will be, "O Lord Jesus, the everlasting Father, You are my spiritual Parent; unless Your Spirit had breathed into me the breath of a new, holy, and spiritual life, I would have been to this day "dead in trespasses and sins" Ephesians 2:1. My heavenly life is wholly derived from You, to You I ascribe it. "My life is hid with Christ in God. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me." May the Lord enable us to be well assured on this vital point, for to be unregenerate is to be unsaved, unpardoned, without God, and without hope." ~ C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892).
www.heartlight.org/spurgeon/0306-am.html
Isabel D...
I have repeatedly stated that the Bible clearly teaches that sinners are not saved by a faith that is alone. Real saving faith works through love (Gal. 5:6). The error of Rome is to make these sin-tainted good works of fallen people to be a contributing factor to the sinner's JUSTIFICATION. As Paul the Apostle said of the Jews of old, so it can be said of Rome today:
"For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. Romans 10:3.
This sin is enormous. As a Christian, I must warn you, Isabel D, that your belief in and defense of the false gospel of Rome makes you an enemy of Christ and His true Church. Moreover, what's worse is that God is your enemy.
"Our God is a consuming fire!" Hebrews 12:29.
"The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless: “Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?”" Isaiah 33:14.
"If we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed" ~ Paul the Apostle; Galatians 1:8, 9.
There is NO Gospel apart from Christ's substitutionary atonement for all who His Father gave Him.
"And this is the will of Him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that He has given me, but raise it up on the last day." ~ Jesus Christ; John 6:39.
"All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will never cast out" ~ Jesus Christ; John 6:37.
"I am not praying for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours." ~ Jesus Christ; John 17:9.
"For Christ also suffered ONCE for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God" I Peter 3:18.
"For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God" II Corinthians 5:21.
"He who was delivered up because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification" Romans 4:25.
"In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins" I John 4:10.
"Surely He has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed Him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
But He was pierced for our transgressions;
He was crushed for our iniquities;
upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with His wounds we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned-every one-to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on Him
the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:4-6.
"I lay down My life for the sheep." ~ Jesus Christ; John 10:15.
"I Lay Down My Life for the Sheep;" Christ's Atoning Work:
The doctrine of salvation focuses on the cross of Jesus Christ. When the Bible describes the death of Christ, it speaks of Him as actually accomplishing redemption. As the Good Shepherd, He laid down His life for His sheep (John 10:15). His death did not merely make salvation possible; it actually secured redemption for His people. In this session Dr. Steven Lawson will focus on the nature and extent of the atoning work of Christ...
th-cam.com/video/F2dGXzOQS54/w-d-xo.html
You say that you cannot affirm "Faith Alone," But it is really "Christ Alone" that unregenerate nature rejects. You have failed to receive the Holy Spirit's witness as to the bankruptcy of your own righteousness, or you would have long ago happily discarded it and put on the spotless garment of Christ's perfect righteousness, which righteousness is a free gift of God to the very chief of sinners. (I Timothy 1:15)
The Essence of the Gospel; Dr. Joel Beeke:
th-cam.com/video/1VXT5w9OjjA/w-d-xo.html
"It is the hardest thing in the world to take Christ alone for righteousness: that is to acknowledge Him Christ. Join anything to Him of your own, and you un-Christ Him. Whatever comes in when you go to God for acceptance, besides Christ, call it anti-Christ; bid it be gone; make only Christ’s righteousness triumphant. All besides that is Babylon, which must fall if Christ stand, and you shall rejoice in the day of the fall thereof (Isa 14:4)." ~ Thomas Willcox (1621-1687)
HONEY OUT OF THE ROCK; Thomas Willcox:
www.chapellibrary.org/files/9613/7643/3248/hoot.pdf
Catholics are not Christins
Hey Rod
Peace be with you
Catholics may be the only Christians.
We have made his teachings part of our Gospel because our gospel is his Gospel.
It is why Jesus mad us his Church when he appointed St Peter his Steward. (Matt 16:15-19)
God bless you
Isabel D Jesus gave the Spirit as a “compensation” for His absence, to perform the functions toward us which He would have done if He had remained personally with us.
Among those functions is that of revealer of truth. The Spirit’s presence within us enables us to understand and interpret God’s Word. Jesus told His disciples that “when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth” (John 16:13). He reveals to our minds the whole counsel of God as it relates to worship, doctrine, and Christian living. He is the ultimate guide, going before, leading the way, removing obstructions, opening the understanding, and making all things plain and clear.
Dd s sola Scriptura has to do with the sufficiency of Scripture as our supreme authority in all spiritual matters. Sola Scriptura simply means that all truth necessary for our salvation and spiritual life is taught either explicitly or implicitly in Scripture.
Dd s Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 BUT THEY HAVE NOT ALL OBEYED THE GOSPEL. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Dd s Psalm 14:1, written by David around 1000 B.C., mentions atheism: “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’”
Psalm 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
God bless
Amen amen amen and amen. This is Ezekiel 33-34 in action PASTORS!!! Stop stepping up to the plate if you dont want to delieve His message ONLY, please. Too many preachers presenting a different Jesus and a different gospel which is no gospel at all. Get right. Night is coming, and if we have not the Holy Spirit we shall not stand firm upon Him.
As Sega ko da pravq ? ( Yjas )
Yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.
( The Amen)
This is a manipulation of the Gospel!
How?
Where does the Spirit point your affections to, is it to your works, your faith, no it is to the cross of Calvary. Our justification is there, and it is by His faith. My faith is given to see the justification Christ earned and established at the cross. My faith does not make His work effectual, His work stands on its own and yielded a product. Matt 1:21 for He shall save His people from their sins. In John 19:30 when Christ cried it is finished, He finished what He was said to do in Matt 1:21. My faith is given by the power of God to see that finished work.
finished work is heresy
@@shanejones5522 I do hope the spirit one day will reveal to you what Jesus meant when He cried it is finished
How to get the exposition of council of trent
From the day when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles, Christianity has spread allover the world. This could not happen without the works of the apostles, their successors, and those who followed Jesus. Their works of spreading the Good News were surely not by faith alone but by faith shown through their works. So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. James 2:17. And if this is not enough, then “Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith.” James 2:18
I fear you are confusing justification before men with justification before God. Or, said another way, you have got the justification of our faith confused with justification of our soul.
May God rest RC Sproul!
Work out your faith in fear and trembling.....hope to finish the race, fight the good fight....IF you do the will of My Father...IF you follow the commandment....For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil......
Don't forget the rest of the sentence after work out your own salvation with fear and trembling that it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
I totally agree!!!
Do not the Reformers contradict they themselves when they say they are NOT trying to appease men, but God? (Gal 1:10)
One of the apologetic arguments that defend the disciples themselves believing in the cause of Jesus is that ten or eleven of the disciples continued devotion to the extent of being put to death as martyrs. Read for yourself as to the reformers stories. lutheranreformation.org/history/reformation-martyrs/
St. Paul's letter to Galatians 1:8, "BUT EVEN IF WE, OR ANGEL FROM HEAVEN SHOULD PREACH/TEACH ANY GOSPEL OTHER THAN THE ONE WE PREACHED/TAUGHT UNTO YOU, LET THEM BE UNDER GOD'S CURSE." .... it is like the ANATHEMA Doctrines... Beware of these Doctrines, fellow Christians... Amen.
FAITH ALONE/ONLY Doctrine after becoming a Christian does not need Charity of Love or Good Works/Deeds is totally UNKNOWN Doctrine/teaching from the Apostles/Disciples... Even Christ Jesus himself said, "Come pick up (verb=good work/deed) your own Cross (own challenges in life's journey) and follow (verb=good work/deed) ME (Christ Jesus)." Matt. 16:24.
Eph. 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. James 2:14,26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. 1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
eph 2:10 is for you, but peter and James is not , they are ministers of the gospel of the circumcision to the circumcision, not the body of christ , notice in eph 2:10 when its says WE ''SHOULD'' WALK IN THEM, CHARITY DOESNT COVER SIN IN THE BODY OF CHRIST THE BLOOD OF JESUS COVERS SIN ..!!!
Matthew10:5-6
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 15:24
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Romans15:8
Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
James1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
Galatians 2 :7-9
But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter; (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:) And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
I've been enjoying Sproul podcasts as I drive somewhere. And I really enjoyed several of these mini sermons but the problem I run into constantly is the people not living by faith nor living by the Spirit claim they believed, they are justified, and now no matter what they do in the flesh nothing is changed about their eternal destiny. And that's not what's there at all. While someone who is definitely born again, and who tasted and seen, experienced the goodness of God, and continue to fight the good fight of faith it's just to say their eternal destiny is sure. It's said faith is the conduit and water is the stream.. but you can't expect to get water to the house if you run PEX from the well and then terminate before you get to the house. I mean that's ridiculous. You can't terminate before you get there in complete rebellion lacking any humility and then go inside the house and turn on a tap and expect water to pour out. That's ridiculous. We're justified by faith and that gives us standing and state but to be absolutely sure those many many examples of Jesus and those Epistles of Paul, James, Jude, Peter, and John about IF YOU DO THIS YOU WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD are still applicable. Those letters were not written to unbelievers. The sealed of Ephesians 1:14 is often misunderstood by the fleshly and soulish double minded in all their ways philosophers who can't understand/discern flesh from spirit. The Ephesians were a good group of people who really were strong believers and they were walking their talk by the Spirit and the blood. So the context there is true faith not willful sin and rebellion. There's a lot more to the context of the Ephesians I'm not going to get into but it all plays into how a good student reads the letter. Now here's the best example why the Catholics teach the pew needs the priest because most of the pew will never spend any time learning the Word and therefore can't possibly discern God's Spirit from just spirits. And that much I'm in agreement with them but there's absolutely no reason why people who claim they love God and claim to be faithful believers and claim going to heaven is the most important and significant thing in their lives in this day and age haven't spent a lot of time in getting to know what the Word actually teaches that's in agreement with the blood and the Spirit...I think there's a lot of people who won't make heaven because they didn't really know God, didn't really love God as evidenced in their continual life, who have zero time for God and learning and praising and instead give their time and thoughts to extreme foolishness and futile passions... TV..wanton pleasure.. I'm not going to list everything.... simply put it you want to go to heaven you have to have a real (authentic) relationship with God.. not just a passing belief without any ongoing results or growth. If you have read my message there's still time to seize the moment and give your heart to God fully and not just something in the past where nothing has changed and you have no power to live in the truth. *The end of what I wrote isn't written very well but I was receiving a phone call and I was hurrying but you still get the gist.
"For those in the RCC that hold to the council of Trent and believe it, I do not have unity with them. For those evangelicals who believe they have unity with those who believe the council of Trent, I do not have unity with them either. They may be misguided in their conscience or in knowledge, but in any case I cannot have unity with them because they don't believe by faith alone is essential to the gospel." RC Sproul
Both are my mission field.
Back loading the work is even harder for people to achieve. Because you consistently worried about your good work is from saving faith or something else. So not only you have to do good work, you also have to believe your good work is purely from God. This is worse than justice by faith+work!
Christ be with you
if you think you have eternal life without obeying the Law of Christ you are mocking God (Gal 6:2-9)
God bless you
@KTTGHMTJWYCBLAC
Christ be with you
Obeying the commandments in a manifestation of our love for God. (John 14:21-24)
Without obedience we do not we know God (1 John 2:3-6)
Through this love for God we create a supernatural union with the Father and the Son through the Holy Spirit so we may become one with God.
God bless you
Some Protestant Reformers believe that "BEFORE and AFTER" they received their FAITH in Christ thru GOD'S GRACE, that they DO NOT need ANY GOOD WORKS/DEEDS (Charity of Love)... But the vast majority of Christian Churches including Greek and Roman Catholics worldwide, believe only in "BEFORE" they receive "FAITH in Christ thru God's GRACE," which does not need any amount of Good Works/deeds (Charity of Love) or sacrifices (animal) or to follow any commandments of the Law of Moses for it is all useless to God, after Christ's sacrifice His own BLOOD and died on the Cross for the Sins of Mankind... for it is a FREE GIFT of God, just like our FREEWILL...
But "AFTER" we (Christians) received our FAITH thru God's Grace, we need to follow and practice the Commandments of Christ about doing Good Works/Deeds (Charity of Love) for thy neighbors and foes alike... to MANIFEST/JUSTIFY our FAITH with our CHARITY OF LOVE...
Christ said, (John 15/paraphrased)..."I AM (Christ) the True VINE, you are the BRANCHES (Believers/Christians), my Father is the GARDENER (God), anyone who is "ATTACHED" to the VINE (Christ) that does not BEAR FRUITS, even after the Gardener (God) had PRUNED the Branches BUT still does not BEAR FRUITS, will be CUT-OFF/TAKEN AWAY the Branch/es (believer/s) and THROW them in the FIRE (punishment of Hell/not saved)... Take note: BEAR FRUITS means to "DO" (verb=action) the CHARITY OF LOVE based upon Christ's Teachings and Commandments...
For "FAITH ALONE without GOOD WORKS/DEEDS (Charity of Love) is a DEAD FAITH" (not saved)... James 2:14-26/paraphrased...
St. Paul himself attested and wrote before he was executed (beheaded), that "St. Paul had RAN (done good work/deeds) to the FULLNESS (Fullest) to FINISH the RACE"... St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans was taken out of context and meaning by some Pastors... During the time of St. Paul preaching the Gospel, most of his audience are Gentiles and Jews, most of them knew the Law of Moses, that one must need to do GOOD Works and Animal Sacrifices in order to have favor or be accepted by God... but the New Gospel that St. Paul is teaching is the Law of Christ, that after Christ sacrifice His own Blood at the Cross, died, resurrected and ascended back to Heaven again... All good works/deeds and any Sacrifices are NO longer pleasing (useless) in God's Eyes... God wants us now, to believe, accept, repent, and baptize in the Holy Trinity, to Christ Jesus as our Savior/Messiah and the Son of God and Man, thru God's Grace "FIRST" without (NO) any Good Works, and Sacrifices (Law of Moses) required/necessary/needed for us to "BOAST OF"... that is the true context and meaning of St. Paul's Epistles (letters) to the Romans and Corinthians...
But "AFTER" we received our FAITH in Christ thru the Grace of God, this is the time we are "ATTACHED" to the True/Real VINE (Christ) and we must/need to BEAR FRUITS (to do Good works/ pleasing to the Eyes of God, even if or after God had PRUNED the branches), we (Christians) must/should PICK UP (verb=Action) our own CROSS (LIFE's journey on Earth w/ Christ) and follow/ obey Christ... St. Paul set (made) an example for ALL OF US believers... "RUN (Verb=Works/Deeds) TO THE FULLEST TO FINISH THE RACE"... Facts and Truth, Biblically speaking... Amen.
No one is going to quit their jobs to read your loony manifesto nutjob clueless computer addicted zombie hahahahhahaa
@@iacoponefurio1915 FAITH ALONE/ONLY Doctrine after becoming a Christian does not need Charity of Love or Good Works/Deeds is totally UNKNOWN Doctrine/teaching from the Apostles/Disciples... Even Christ Jesus himself said, "Come pick up (verb=good work/deed) your own Cross (own challenges in life's journey) and follow (verb=good work/deed) ME (Christ Jesus)." Matt. 16:24.
St. Paul's letter to Galatians 1:8, "BUT EVEN IF WE, OR ANGEL FROM HEAVEN SHOULD PREACH/TEACH ANY GOSPEL OTHER THAN THE ONE WE PREACHED/TAUGHT UNTO YOU, LET THEM BE UNDER GOD'S CURSE." .... it is like the ANATHEMA Doctrines... Beware of these Doctrines, fellow Christians... Amen.
@@iacoponefurio1915 The Bible said, "I AM the VINE (Christ) you are the Branches (Believer=Christians), my Father (God) is the gardener, any branches that are attached to the VINE that does not BEAR FRUITS (No Good Works/Deeds = Charity of Love) after being PRUNED by the Gardener (God), will be CUT-OFF (removed from the hands of Christ) and thrown into the FIRE (condemnation/punishment)." John 15:1-8/ paraphrased...
FAITH ALONE is a Wrong Doctrine, unknown to the Apostles and Early 1st Cent. A.D. Christians from the original 7 Churches of Asia Minor... Facts and Truth, Biblically speaking... Amen.
@@iacoponefurio1915 You are right, nobody will read my loony manifesto nutjob clueless computer-addicted zombie, EXCEPT those people who really do not like to be ROBBED by the Biblical Truth with their Salvation... False Prophets and False Preachers/Pastors powered by Satna are everywhere nowadays, now that we are closer to the END TIMES (Last Days)... WARNING... Don't be a victim of Biblical Truth Robbery SCAM from the team/cohorts of Satan... Amen.
Amen!
TELL US AGAIN
Tell us again
about justification by faith alone,
for we are no different than Israel of old.
Each week we face Jordans and giants
as our memory dims - our faith grows cold -
and then we think we need to help
the Creator of all along;
as did Abram with Hagar.
We are blind, forgetful and wrong.
Tell us again
how a work and an idol can slip,
like a snake, in our adamic way.
We try to placate the impeccable
with some pitiful act or trite words we say;
when it's actually a contrite heart we need
to be humble in spirit and groan -
for his blood was and is all sufficient.
Tell us again
about justification by faith alone.
Jason Horsler
"It is by WORKS and NOT BY FAITH ALONE that we are JUSTIFIED ", ( James 2:24, Romans 2:6-8, Matthew 25:35-42, John 5:29, Matthew 6:14, Revelation 2:23, Matthew 16:27, 1 Peter 1:17), as Paul warns baptized Christians who break the commandments, God's Eternal Law, and persist in immorality and impurity, they shall not enter the Kingdom. ( Galatians 5:19,20,21, Ephesians 5:5,6), for even if one has ALL FAITH, but does not love, it is useless. ( 1 Corinthians 13:2, John 13:34,35). Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink!
Dear, look, "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith WITHOUT the deeds of the law" Romans 3:28. Paul said answer about
justification by work in 4:2-3
"For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not before God.
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness". Justification by work it is justification before people. It's all. God bless you.
@@Joseph_._._ yes, please look, indeed, works of the law do not justify, and these WORKS of the law are circumcision and the 613 Mosaic laws of purification!
Yet, WORKS of MERCY do justify us before God, as the Good Samaritan was JUSTIFIED before God by His WORK of mercy, hence, "it is by WORKS and NOT BY FAITH ALONE that we are JUSTIFIED ", ( James 2:24), for even if one has ALL FAITH, but does not love, it is useless, ( 1 Corinthians 13:2), as the Son of Man shall give to each according to one's WORKS or LACK of WORKS, ( Matthew 25:35-42, 1 Peter 1:17, Revelation 2:23, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 16:27), for "To those who have DONE GOOD, these shall enter into the resurrection of life", ( John 5:29), for "to those who with patience in WELL DOING, seek Glory and honor and immortality, He shall give Eternal life ", ( Romans 2:6-8), for ONLY when we love all people, do we belong to the One who saves us, Jesus Christ! ( John 13:34-35). You are in my prayers! Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is True food and Blood True drink!
Works come from those who are saved ....as in the bad tree cannot bear good fruit. A good tree produces Good fruit ...once saved ,always saved
Amen
Amen!.🙏
28 BIBLICAL VERSES in the New Testament that support FAITH in Christ Jesus thru God's Grace needs/requires Good Works/Deeds/Acts of Charity of Love to thy neighbors/foes alike for our SALVATION:
1. Titus 1:16... "DISOBEDIENCE, disqualified for every good Works/Deeds/Acts."
2. Titus 2:7... "In all things, show yourself to be a pattern of Good Works/Deeds/Acts."
3. Titus 2:14... "And purify for Himself, His own special people, zealous for Good Works/Deeds/Acts."
4. Titus 3:1... "To obey to be ready for Good Works/Deeds/Acts."
5. Titus 3:8... " that those who have believed (Faith) in God should carefully maintain Good Works/Deeds/Acts."
6. Titus 3:14... " And let our People (Christians) learn to maintain Good Works/Deeds/Acts, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfaithful."
7. Ephesians 1:11... "in Him (Christ) we obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him, who WORKS all things according to the Council of HIS Will."
8. Ephesians 2:10... "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for Good Works/Deeds/Acts, that God prepared beforehand that we should walk with them (Works)."
9. 1 John 2:17... "the way of (good) Works/Deeds/Acts is the way of Life, He who DOETH (Works/Deeds) the will of God, abides forever."
10. Romans 2:28... " And we know that for those who love God, all things WORK together for good, for those who are called to his/her purpose."
11. Matthew 7:21-23... "Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who DOETH (Works/Deeds) the WILL of my Father (God) in Heaven."
12. 2 Thessalonians 2:15..." So then Brethren, Stand firm and Hold (Works/Deeds) to the tradition taught by us (Apostles/Disciples), either by spoken word (oral tradition) or by our letters."
13. 2 Thessalonians 3:10... "For even when we are with you, we commanded you this, that if anyone will not WORK (good Deeds), neither you should Eat (reap your labor of Salvation)."
14. 2 Thessalonians 3:16... "Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brethren who are Walking in Idleness (Lazy/No Works/Deeds) and not in accordance with the Tradition that you received from us (Apostles/Disciples).".
15. Ecclesiastes 9:10... "Whatever your hands find to DO (Works/Deeds), DOETH with your might, for there is no Work/Deed or Device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave that you are going."
16. Ecclesiastes 12:14... "For God will bring every Works/Deeds into Judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil."
17. 1 Corinthians 9:24... "Do you know in the race, all Runners (Believers/Christians) must RUN (do good Works/Deeds), but only one received the prize, so RUN in such a way to get a prize."
18. 2 Corinthians 5:10... "For we must all appear before the Judgement seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done (Work) in the body, according to what he has done (Work), whether good or bad."
19. James 1:22... "But be DOERS (Workers) of the Words, and not hearers only, deceiving yourself."
20. James 3:13... "Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his WORKS/DEEDS/ACTS are done in the Meekness of Wisdom."
21. James 2:14-26... "What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has FAITH but does not have WORKS/DEEDS/ACTS, can Faith save him? But do you want to know O' foolish man that Faith without WORKS/DEEDS is Dead?... Was not Abraham our Father not JUSTIFIED by Works/Deeds when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see then that a man is JUSTIFIED by Works/Deeds and not by Faith only? Likewise, was not RAHAB, the Harlot was she JUSTIFIED by her Works/Deeds when she received the messengers and send them out in another way? For as the Body without the Spirit is Dead, so Faith without Works/Deeds is Dead also."
22. John 5:29... "those who did the Good DEEDS (Works/Acts) to a Resurrection of Life, and those committed the Bad/Evil Deeds (Works/Acts) to a Resurrection of Judgment."
23. John 15:1... "I AM the real VINE (Christ), My Father is the Gardener (Vinedresser), HE breaks/cut-off any Branches (Believers/Christians) attached in the VINE that does not BEAR FRUITS (No Good Works/Deeds/Acts)."
24. 2 Timothy 3:17... "That the Man of God may be Perfect (Complete), thoroughly furnished/equipped (may be fully capable), unto ALL (every) GOOD WORK/DEED."
25. 2 Timothy 4:7... "I have fought a good fight, I have finished (Good Works/Deeds) my course/race, and I have kept the Faith."
26. Revelation 19:7-8... "His Wife (Bride/Church) has made herself ready, and to her was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean, and bright, for the Fine Linen is the Righteous of ACTS (Work/Deeds) of the Saints."
27. Revelation 20:12... Then I saw the dead, great and small standing before God's throne, the books were opened, then another book was opened, which is the Boof of Life/Living, and dead were judged according to their WORKS/DEEDS/ACTS, by the things which were written in the Books."
28. Revelation 22:12... "Behold, I am coming quickly, and MY (Christ) Rewards is with ME (Christ) to give to every one according to his/her WORKS/DEEDS/ACTS."
In Conclusion... FAITH in Christ thru God's Grace must and should LEAD/BEAR Good Fruits/Works/Deeds/Acts of Charity of Love to thy neighbors/foes alike for our Salvation...
everything from paul is speaking to things done after one is saved , not to be saved, most use the word should , and everything from Matthew , john, James and revelation is for Israel converts, not the body of christ where now there is no jew or gentile. this is where right division comes in 2tim2:15 some scriptures is how to be saved as a convert from Israel to christ and some is for the body of christ grace apart from ourselves!! Pauls gospel was a mystery kept secret since the beginning of the world! (rom 16:25-26) peters and James gospel was prophesied,
Matthew10:5-6
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 15:24
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Romans15:8
Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
James1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
rom 16 :25-26
Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations
Galatians1:11-12
But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Galatians 1:17
Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
Galatians 2 :7-9
But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter; (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:) And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
@@wolfwatchersSALVATION is a PROCESS... No automatic/instant SAVED... No DOCTRINE of OSAS (Once Saved Always Saved), even for the THIEF on the cross, Christ said, "On this day (today), you shall/will be with me in Paradise"... Christ Promised the Thief at the Cross on that day, that exact time, (TODAY), but the fulfillment of the Promise of Christ will be in the FUTURE (tomorrow) when the Judgment Day of God comes...
Analogy, for example, People DO WORK first before they receive their Remuneration /Payment at the end of each week or each month... same analogy ... Salvation is not at the BEGINNING but at the END...
When St.Paul speaks, writes, and teaches about SALVATION, he often used in all his Epistles/Letters in the form of FUTURE TENSE with the Auxiliary Verbs "SHALL and WILL", including in the form of FUTURE PERFECT/PROGRESSIVE/ CONTINOUS TENSES, using auxiliary and linking verbs such as "SHALL BE or WILL BE, MUST BE. and SHOULD BE or WOULD BE or COULD BE" including "SHALL HAVE, WILL HAVE, and SHOULD HAVE," SHALL HAVE BEEN, etc...
But NEVER in the form of Simple Past Tense, Past Participle, or Past Perfect tenses with regard to SALVATION... Amen...
@@wolfwatchers The REALIZATION/FULFILLMENT of Salvation is not at the BEGINNING nor ALONG THE WAY but at the END (Future/Tomorrow) of our Life on Earth, except for the Rapture Event of the Living Saints together of the 1st resurrection of the Dead People of God...
St. Paul said, "ALL RUNNER (Christian believers) must/should RUN (Do Good Works/Acts/Deeds based on FAITH taught by Christ) to the FULLEST (best we can) and must/should FINISH the RACE"... why?...for NO RUNNER (Christian Believers) will receive a PRIZE/REWARD (Salvation) at the STARTING LINE (when we receive our Faith in Christ thru the Grace of God w/o the Work of the Mosaic Law) or along the RACE TRACK (along our Life's Journey on this world) but at the FINISH LINE (Judgment Day of God)... Amen.
@@jvlp2046 we come to the fulfillment of our glory after death but we have a seal a promise of our coming glory , a promise not only of eternal life , but many other promises, eph 2:5-7
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.…
1 corrin 15:1-4 (are saved)
and you know there's a huge difference between should and must!!
Upon his conversion Robert Sungenus wrote "Not by Faith Alone" as an antidote to this poison.
we are regeneration by faith alone there is no merit since our minds were hostile toward God BUT after regeneration one must do work out your their own salvation with fear and trembling; thus the Catholic doctrine of penance. now is sproul talking about justification before regeneration (which i agree with every work (john calvin predestination) or after regeneration where penance is necessary for salvation?
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
And love is a fruit of the Spirit
My understanding of "Justification by Faith Alone" means thru the Grace of God, "FAITH" alone (not work) must come FIRST before "GOOD WORKS" (Charity of Love/Deeds) begins/starts...
It can not be WORK alone first before FAITH or both Faith and Work thru Grace justifies us at "the same time"... Our Faith Alone in God must come "FIRST" to each individual, then through our Faith in God... Good Works (Charity of Love/Deeds) will manifest or reflect on us thru the grace of God in Christ Jesus... Yes, it is true... the Bible said, "FAITH without WORK is a dead faith"... but it did not say,... "WORK without FAITH is a dead work."... Christ said, No works/deeds of man can be justified in the sight of God unless Faith thru Grace of God must come first to man... and that Faith is thru HIs Son, Christ Jesus... after that, our Charity of Love/Deeds begins/starts throughout our life in Christ and that is where our DEEDS will be judged by God on His Judgement Day (Rev. 20:12 / Roman 2:6/14:10-12)...
Therefore, FAITH "alone" must come FIRST before Good Works (Charity of Love/Deeds) begins/starts for those who truly repented and believe in God... Can not be the other way around... Amen.
Yes, they fail to read Ephesians 2:10, right after their famous verse 8 and 9!
@@yourtube6609 Absolutely Correct!... they choose only the part they want to hear and apply to themselves, but not as a whole context meaning...
John 15:5/paraphrase... "I AM the Vine (Christ), you are the Branches (Christians), my Father is the Gardener (God), any branches attached to the Vine (Christ) that does NOT BEAR (verb=Work/Deed) FRUIT (Charity of Love), the Gardener (God) will take away (remove/cut-off), and any branches attached to the Vine (Christ) that Bear (verb) FRUITS, the Gardener will prune the branches to BEAR (verb=works/deeds) more FRUITS (Charity of Love)."
Therefore, even if they are already attached to the VINE (Christ) or a believer/follower, if the Branches (Christians) do not "bear fruits," the Gardener will take away (cut-off/remove).
Thus, Faith (noun) without Work/Deed (verb) is a "DEAD FAITH" (James 2:17/paraphrased)... Facts and Truth, Biblically speaking... Amen.
@@jvlp2046 Amen to that!
@@Alfredo8059 With due respect... FAITH thru God's Grace comes FIRST, for non-believers (Atheists)... why?... Outside FAITH in Christ thru God's Grace, there is no Love, no Hope, no Charity, no Good Works/Acts/Deeds that are acceptable in the EYES of God... How do you know if the kind/type of LOVE is righteous if you have NO FAITH in Christ thru God's Grace?...
In conclusion... After acquiring FAITH in Christ thru God's Grace... then, LOVE conquers ALL attributes... or in other words, if we are True Christian believers not by birth or by name only,... then, LOVE is the Greatest among Faith, Hope, Charity, Sacrifices, and Good Works/Acts/Deeds... For Non-Christians, FAITH must come first and no other way.
Facts and Truth, Biblically and logically speaking... Amen.
@@Alfredo8059 What the Bible (Scripture) revealed/taught us if we are already Christians is that LOVE is the Greatest Commandment of Christ Jesus, ...
1st, "LOVE God will all your Heart, with all your Soul, and with all your Mind and Might/Strength"...
2nd, "LOVE your neighbors (foes alike) as you LOVE yourself"...
But it does not mean, FAITH and HOPE are not (or less) important that we should not do Charity, Good Works/acts/deeds, and sacrifices for Christ said, "PICK UP (verb=work/act/deed) your CROSS (sacrifices/burden/yoke) and follow ME (Christ)."... Amen.
We are saved by grace through faith Do you know what that means?
We are saved by grace but only if we believe it. If we don't believe it then we're not saved. We are not members of the body of Christ.
Faith righteousness is the perfect filter against pretenders. You can fake piety. You can fake good works. But you cannot fake faith in the promises of God. You either believe them or you don't.
Rom. 4:20-22 - He [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he [God] had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
Faith righteousness is the PERFECT filter against pretenders.