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Justified By Faith Alone (Part 5)
Jonathan Edwards ABSURDITY! (Cont’d) THIRD ARGUMENT: To suppose that we are justified by our own sincere obedience or any of our own virtue or goodness is to deny the gospel grace. We must reject any scheme of justification that manifestly diminishes the grace of God, because it is the declared design of God in the…
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Justification By Faith Alone (Part 4)
Jonathan Edwards CONDEMNED YET ACCEPTED Wherefore? because they sought it, not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law.” It is very unreasonable, on several accounts, to suppose that when the apostle says “by their own righteousness,” he refers only their ceremonial righteousness. For when the apostle warns us against trusting…
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IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE
Amazing Grace Walter Chalmers Smith, 1824–1908 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever, Amen. (1 Timothy 1:17) In our enjoyment of a personal relationship with God, we sometimes lose sight of the awe and reverence that should also be part of our worship of Him.…
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Morning & Evening
There are different translations of these words. One version renders it, “I will shew thee great and fortified things.” Another, “Great and reserved things.” Now, there are reserved and special things in Christian experience: all the developments of spiritual life are not alike easy of attainment. There are the common frames and feelings of repentance,…
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Justification by Faith Alone (Part 3)
Jonathan Edwards CONDEMNED YET ACCEPTED (Cont’d) SECOND ARGUMENT: Holy Scriptures supports and proves that faith alone justifies. In Scripture, God reveals His mind and will. Even through these revelations, we will never know how those who have offended God can come to be accepted of Him and justified in His sight. The apostle Paul is…
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Justification By Faith Alone (Part 2)
JUSTIFICTION BY FAITH ALONE AND WITHOUT VIRTUE AND GOODNESS OF OUR OWN The idea that we are justified only by faith, without regard for any manner of our own virtue and goodness might seem to some to be problematic for two reasons. How can we be justified by faith alone, without any virtue or goodness…
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Justification By Faith Alone (Part 1)
(DATED NOVEMBER 1734 – PREPARED FROM TWO SERMONS)But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. (Romans 4:5) SUBJECT: We are justified only by faith in Christ, and not by any manner of goodness of our own. The following things may be noted in…
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