The Docrtine of Justification & Faith By Grace
Jesus is the exemplar of human existence. Jesus'
positive confrontation of death in loyalty to God has
to do with what it reveals about human existence.
This is illustrated in I Corinthians, "For what I
received I passed on to you as of first importance
that Christ died for our sins according to scriptures,
that he was buried, that he was raised on the third
day." He is the "homo verus," the true and complete
being who came not to be served but to serve. He was
faithful and merciful to the end, inviting and
inspiring us to exhibit such true humanity as well.
Thus, Jesus mediates what God wants human beings to
be, saving efficacy is shown in the form of exemplary
cause.
People turn to God when they repent and show Him that
they have faith. This faith stems from the grace that
was given to the world by Jesus dying on the cross.
True repentence is having genuine faith, giving one's
sins to God, and asking that His forgiveness would be
bestowed upon them. In return for one's faithful
devotion to Him, His grace allows for unconditional
love and forgiveness, making a person righteous in Him
once again. It is through faith, by grace that
forgiveness is attained
Justification & Faith By Grace:
Titus 3:16 states "All scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine..."
yet on the surface of the writings of the authors
James and Paul there lays an obviously seeming
contradiction between the two authors writings. Paul
expresses statements in his epistle to the Romans that
"Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by
faith without the deeds of the law"(Romans 3:28); and
in Galatians: "Knowing that a man is not justified by
the works of the law but by the faith of Jesus Christ,
even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might
be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the
works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no
flesh be justified" (Galatians 2:16) Coming from the
opposite end of the spectrum James states "Ye see how
that by works a man is justified, and not by faith
only." (James 2:24). In believing that God is
infallible, and scripture inspired by God, we must
therefore conclude that his word is infallible
-without error, without contradiction. Seeing that
there is a topical contradiction between the
statements of Paul and James, and knowing that there
are no contradictions in God's word we must
reconciliate the two opposing views. In order to
“This He did out of sheer love for us” (Athanasius 8). This quote refers to the amount of love that God had for humanity, this love had been strong enough to shine through our own rejection towards Him. It continues to do this. When the human race repeatedly rejected God, He continued to have mercy on us. “It was our sorry case that caused the Word to come down” (Athanasius 4). Why would God continue to love us after all this? God could not abandon us, His creation. If we look at kings and rulers in the time of Jesus, we would most likely see corruption and death. When a king was upset he would often take a violent path. God, on the other hand, chose to send someone kind and loving to help us rather than to hurt us. This proves that God is and was genuinely concerned for us, and wanted to see us prosper. “ Now that the common savior of all has died on our behalf, we who believe in Christ no longer die” (Athanasius 21). God wants us to have faith in Him, He wants us to live forever with Him. Another king might bring death upon his people rather than on himself only for his well being not of his people’s. When Jesus died He gave us the option of life over death. All we must do is have faith and believe that He is the on...
A time comes in everybody's life where they need to be "saved." When this happens a spiritual bond is formed with in that individual. In Langston Hughes' essay, "Salvation," that bond is broken because Langston wasn't saved. It is because Langston turned to Jesus, and in his eyes Jesus wasn't there. This creating a conflict within himself and the members of the church, with the end result being Langston's faith being destroyed.
According to Wesley, what does it mean to be justified? God reconciled us to himself. He has pardoned and forgiven us of our sins. We can only appropriate that justification through faith.
And again, “Nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus. . . since by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified.” Gal. 2:16.
In other words, Jesus, although perfect and blameless in all His ways, took on the title criminal and died as such. He was crucified on a cross at Calvary. No other God has died for his people. Jesus drank the cup of wrath that was reserved for mankind (Matthew 26:39). Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” The death and resurrection of Jesus purchased victory over death for humanity, if they choose to accept Him as their Lord and Savior (1 Cor. 15:55). Those who cling to the Gospel, either in sharing it or receiving of it, must believe that Jesus’ death is the only route to attain salvation. He is the only way, truth, and life (John 14:6,
Jesus death on the cross was not a sign of defeat, although it might seem that way to the world. But indeed it was victory in the sight of God. And so by His death, His mission was completed and mercy made available for the forgiveness of sins. It is noteworthy that in Jesus’s crucifixion we see the fulfillment of an important Jewish ritual, the annual Day of Atonement.
Pope John Paul II once said, “Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth – in a word, to know himself – so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves.” (Fallible Blogma) Based on this significant and powerful quote, one can infer that faith and reason are directly associated and related. It can also be implied that the combination of faith and reason allows one to seek information and knowledge about truth and God; based on various class discussions and past academic teachings, it is understood that both faith and reason are the instruments that diverse parties are supposed to use on this search for truth and God. There are many stances and viewpoints on the issues of faith and reason. Some believe that both of these ideas cannot and should not be combined; these parties deem that faith and reason must be taken as merely separate entities. However, this writer does not understand why both entities cannot be combined; both terms are so closely compatible that it would make sense to combine the two for a common task. Based on various class discussions and readings, there are many philosophers and theologians who have certain opinions regarding faith, reason and their compatibility; these philosophers include Hildegard of Bingen, Ibn Rushd, Moses Maimonides, and St. Thomas Aquinas. The following essay will examine each of the previously stated philosopher’s viewpoints on faith and reason, and will essentially try to determine whether or not faith and reason are ultimately one in the same.
Jesus saw that people were slipping away, so he who had no sin sacrificed himself to save our relationship with God. The people needed to repair their relationship with God but no one was capable, Jesus took it upon himself to solve this issue. He knew that the only way for people to save their relationship was to offer a gift of love that was the same as the gravity of the sin. Jesus knew this was not possible by any human; it had to be from a divine person like himself. If Jesus would not have sacrificed himself for the people, their relationship with God could have
The Doctrine of Salvation (Soteriology). God provides us with everything we need; we see this in Genesis where he provided Adam with everything he needed. Jesus became a man by reincarnation; a verse to support this is John 1:14 “
Jesus is humanity’s savior and faith in him leads to salvation and the restored connection with God, finally through
Philosophical Foundations In order for someone to be justified, they have to go through the process of becoming right with God. The Council of Trent describes justification as being a change from a fallen child of Adam to a grace-given, adopted child of the
During His mortal ministry, Jesus taught the principles of salvation. He atoned for our sins. He showed us how to live a life that would merit the gift of eternal life. And when He died, He rose again, so that all of us could live again. The Atonement of the Only Begotten Son of God is the crucial foundation upon which all Christian doctrine rests and the greatest expression of divine love this world has ever been given.
In the book One the Incarnation by Saint Athanasius it talks about why Jesus became human for our salvation. Jesus had no reason not to enter into the world as a human, because “it was right that they should be thus attributed to his as man, in order to show that his body was a real one and not merely an appearance” (Athanasius 15). Showing that it was important for Jesus to be a human and spread his knowledge among us; to help us learn and be able to teach other through oral and written tradition. It was now necessary for Jesus to come for our salvation because “had he surrendered his body to death and then raised it at once…which showed him to be not only a man, but also a God the word” (Athanasius 14). This connects back to by why Jesus wants humans to believe that he died a human death.
... he was sent to earth to save human beings from sin and death. The teaching's of Jesus center around love. The way to salvation is do good works. Also too have faith in G-d and the Christ's resurrection.
Is it possible to understand the gospel message, serve as an officer in a church, be sure of your salvation, and yet still not get into heaven when you die? Matthew, one of the original twelve disciples, answered this question clearly. Yes, on “that day”, many will stand before God and hear Him say, “I know you not; depart from me.” (Matthew 7:23 KJV)