Quick FactsClaim examined: That 1 Clement holds a “synergistic” or “ancient pastoral” view in which faith and works are bound together, rather than distinguished as in the “faith alone vs. works” framework.Short answer: No. In 32.3–4 Clement draws the same “not … but” line twice, setting works against God’s will...
Quick Facts Question: Does 1 Clement, written around 95 to 96 A.D., teach the Tridentine (Council of Trent) view of justification, as Catholic Answers argues? Short answer: No. 1 Clement places faith at the start of salvation (32:4) and works in remaining justified (30:3). Trent places the sacrament of baptism...
A common move in contemporary apologetics is to grant that John Chrysostom uses the phrase faith alone, sometimes affirmatively and sometimes critically, and to conclude from the critical instances that his affirmative use of the phrase must be read in a sense compatible with the Council of Trent. One proponent...
The claim that John Chrysostom denied justification by faith alone is common enough to need a direct answer, and the answer requires first being precise about what is being denied. The Catholic Catechism distinguishes justification, the beginning of salvation, from salvation in its completed sense, and holds that justification requires...
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The process of salvation is justification, sanctification, and glorification. By believing in Jesus Christ, we have justification at once. By justification, our original sin(sin from Adam) has disappeared. We can call justification the Change of place and sanctification the change of state.Romans chapter 6 explains the confusion and the Arguments...
The old ache validates its truth: When new life comes through trial, we seldom value the process as much as we treasure the outcome.
Justification and regeneration are closely related doctrines. Regeneration occurs in believers' hearts when they receive Christ and become “born again.” It refers to an impartation of life and is God’s answer to the problem of sin and spiritual death. In comparison, justification by faith is the fou
Justification and regeneration are closely related doctrines. Regeneration occurs in believers' hearts when they receive Christ and become “born again.” It refers to an impartation of life and is God’s answer to the problem of sin and spiritual death. In comparison, justification by faith is the fou
Here’s the best summary I’ve ever read of this crucial doctrine: Justification by Faith: Debates Old and New. It’s a post by Michael Bird, on the Logos blog. It’s easy to become so attached to the …
By Elizabeth Prata EPrata photo We are so used to certain phrases in the Bible that we may have lost the original sense of the meaning. For example: The fly in the ointment is from Ecclesiastes 10:…
To keep forward progress in life, we need to avoid stagnation and continue to change for the better. We are capable of change at any age.
The Attributes of God God’s attributes include His self-existence, immutability (unchanging), eternality, omnipresence (everywhere), omniscience (all-knowing), omnipotence (unlimited), and sovereignty (all-ruling power). [i] God’s attributes are one with and in complete unity with Him. While Go
This post was originally published in July 2018.–ed. Let’s be clear from the outset: The Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory is taught nowhere in Scripture. It was invented to accommodate Catholicism’s denial of justification by faith alone. And it offers false hope to millions who anticipate ample time beyond the grave—perhaps eons, if necessary—to achieve
By Elizabeth Prata A friend asked me that the other day. She asked, ‘What scriptures would you take someone to if they asked what we are saved from?’ Such a great question. I remember w…
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If you identify with my struggle of constantly grappling with the voices of self-doubt and concern over what others are thinking, join me in walking out of that courtroom.
yourdictionary.com defines an excuse as an explanation or a reason for an action. To serve as a justification, To serve as an explanation or justification. We’ve all been there before. We’ve made …
Thispost was first published during January 2016. –ed. If an unbeliever with no religious background walked into your local church, what sense—if any—would he or she be able to make of phrases like “Ask Jesus into your heart,” “I felt led,” or “Let go and let God”? Taken at face value, what should any of
Every lie on earth will be exposed in the right time. Nothing can go against the truth of god’s word. The world was created in truth.
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth … Continue reading “Abusive use of God’s name!”
In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise. -Proverbs 10:19, NKJV People’s criticisms say a lot… …but not necessarily anything about the one criticized. This is a lesson impressed upon me during my formal training in clinical pastoral care. It is an important lesson to remember … Continue reading “Sometimes the criticism just reveals the critic.”