Justified by Faith AloneCrossway, 1.4.2010 - 64 sivua Luther said that the doctrine of justification by faith alone is "the article upon which the church stands or falls." R. C. Sproul follows Luther's lead in his concise and compelling work, now repackaged and republished. Justified by Faith Alone surveys the main tenets of the doctrine of justification in Roman Catholicism and evangelicalism. Sproul is careful to accurately represent Catholic beliefs and observes that while both traditions agree that faith is necessary for justification, the difference lies in whether faith alone is sufficient. He explores problems with the Catholic doctrine and champions the sole sufficiency of Christ for our salvation. Effective and engaging, Sproul does not shy away from difficult theological terms and ideas, but capably guides readers through this famous doctrinal dispute. To those who decry the doctrines of imputation and justification by faith alone as "legal fiction," Sproul warns that nothing less than the central message of the gospel is at stake. |
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... sin matters. The matter with Luther was that salvation matters, ultimately and eternally. Luther felt the weight of these matters to a degree few people, if any, have felt them in human history. These issues mattered enough to Luther to ...
... sin violates the supreme standard of righteousness found in God's character. This is the burden Luther felt so keenly, but which we tend to treat lightly. We are inclined to think that God is so merciful that his mercy will annul or ...
... sins, O Lord, who could stand?” (Ps. 130:3). The question is rhetorical because no explicit answer is given. The answer is nevertheless obvious: “No one.” No one by himself can stand before a God who takes note of our 14 JUSTIFIED BY ...
... sin, sacramentally regenerated, and put into a state of grace. This action is accomplished ex opere operato (“by the working of the work”), which means that the work is efficacious in itself as long as the recipient does nothing to ...
... Sin. For Rome a person may have faith and still not be justified. We see this partly in Rome's view of mortal sin. Rome distinguishes between mortal and venial sins. Mortal sins are called “mortal” because they “kill” or destroy the ...