Faith AND or Faith ALONE Romans 3:274:25

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Faith AND or Faith ALONE? Romans 327-425
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Where is the boasting?

• Jesus Christ REDEEMED me (paid the price of my
  sin and set me free)
• Jesus Christ PROPITIATED God (took all of the
  wrath of God directed toward me upon Himself)
• God JUSTIFIED me (declared me righteous in Jesus
  Christ)

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Justification in the sight of God requires faith
and faith alone for every person without
exception.
Faith AND or Faith ALONE?
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Faith AND or Faith ALONE?

• Faith and works dont mix 41-8

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Now to the one who works, his wage is not
credited as a favor, but as what is due.Romans
44
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But to the one who does not work, but believes in
Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is
credited as righteousnessRomans 45
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Ledger for My Soul

• No works, just faith

• Lying
• Cheating
• Stealing
• Slandering
• Gossiping
• Hating
• Etc., etc., etc.

Forgiven
Christs righteousness credited to my account
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Faith AND or Faith ALONE?

• Faith and works dont mix 41-8
• Faith and religion dont mix 49-12
• Faith and rules dont mix 413-16

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For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith
is made void and the promise is nullifiedRomans
414
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Faith is

• Not contrary to reason

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For since the creation of the world His invisible
attributes, His eternal power and divine nature,
have been clearly seen, being understood through
what has been made, so that they are without
excuse. Romans 120
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Faith is

• Not contrary to reason

• Beyond sight

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Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,
the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 111
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Faith is

• Not contrary to reason
• Not proof
• Not surrender, commitment, or a promise

• Beyond sight
• Conviction, persuasion, assurance
• pisteuo (v. believe)
• pistis (n. faith)
• Receiving

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But as many as received Him, to them He gave the
right to become children of God, even to those
who believe in His name, John 112
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Faith is

• Not contrary to reason
• Not proof
• Not surrender, commitment, or a promise
• Not the absence of doubt

• Beyond sight
• Conviction, persuasion, assurance
• Receiving
• A moment in time and a lifetime

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But to the one who does not work, but believes in
Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is
credited as righteousnessRomans 45