Faith Alone

Today's sermon, "Faith Alone", was taken from Galatians 2:16-17.

"Faith Alone" is one of the five "Solas":

• “Sola Scriptura” (Scripture Alone)
• “Sola Gratia” (Grace Alone)
• “Sola Fide” (Faith Alone)
• “Solus Christus” (Christ Alone)
• “Soli Deo Gloria” (To God Alone Be Glory)

 

Key points from today's sermon:

• One may think he can get right with God by "working" off his sins. 
• No one can make themselves right with God by observing the law. 
• One is made right with God by "faith alone".
• Romans 3:28 - "...a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law."
• Romans 5:1 - "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:19-28
"Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
[Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
[Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law."