In Romans 3:28, Paul said, “For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.” This means that we are saved the moment that we put our trust in Jesus for our salvation. We recognize that he died on the cross for our sins, in our place, and because of that, we stand before God as though we had never sinned. That is Paul’s conception of justification and how the cross applies to our lives. Dissidents of Paul’s doctrine of justification will labor the…
Day: September 8, 2015
Some People Think We Are Justified By Works, Just Not Works Of The Law
People are generally familiar and comfortable with a doctrine of salvation that says that we will receive the wages that are due to us. If we do good works, somebody will reward us for what we have done. It does not make sense that somebody would grant something to us as a free gift, an unmerited favor. Men want to work for things, they want to take credit for what they have done. Therefore, men want to have a role in their salvation. They want to be co-redeemers with God.…