“What God said to Abraham was not 'Obey this law and I will bless you', but 'I will bless you; believe my… — John R.W. Stott Copy Share Image
“The faith that justifies gives rise to lives of obedience—not perfection, but growing holiness.” — John Piper Copy Share Image
The evidence of justification by faith is the ongoing work of sanctification through the Holy Spirit. — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
“We all are like filthy rags in the site of God; not one clean enough, good enough, righteous enough, to stand before… — Robin Bertram Copy Share Image
It is one thing to believe in justification by faith, it is another thing to be justified by faith. — Adolph Saphir Copy Share Image
Justification by faith alone, is the hinge upon which the whole of Christianity turns — Charles Simeon Copy Share Image
“No man that ever lived, not John Calvin himself, ever asserted either original sin, or justification by faith, in more strong, more… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
“We have seen that the early church fathers didn’t have clarity on justification by faith alone. At the same time, they didn’t… — Thomas R. Schreiner Copy Share Image
I'm afraid that in the United States of America today the prevailing doctrine of justification is not justification by faith alone. It… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
Martin Luther described the doctrine of justification by faith as the article of faith that decides whether the church is standing or… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
“This does not, therefore, mean 'the gospel reveals justification by faith as the true scheme of salvation, as opposed to Jewish self-help… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
“An enormous amount of energy has been expended uselessly in the past, in assaulting positions that are no longer held. For example,… — Robert Hugh Benson Copy Share Image
“If I were to believe in God enough to call him a murderer, then I might also believe enough that he, as… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Our understanding of early Christian beginnings is usually monolithic. It is much determined by the Acts of the Apostles, which pictures a… — Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza Copy Share Image
“Because the Holy Spirit is received by faith, our hearts are now renewed, and so put on new affections, so that they… — Philip Schaff Copy Share Image
“D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones taught that the gospel emphasis on grace could be lost in several ways. A church might simply become heterodox… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Initially, the God of the Old Testament might seem overwhelming and domineering to you, or tyrannical, or perhaps even evil, which is… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Every page of the New Testament is in perfect agreement. From Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount to the book of Revelation, the… — John F. MacArthur Jr Copy Share Image
“GOSPEL REDISCOVERY Along with extraordinary, persistent prayer, the most necessary element of gospel renewal is a recovery of the gospel itself, with… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The words of Christ bring comfort to all who are afflicted with their own sinfulness, “I am telling you the truth: whoever… — Steve Daily Copy Share Image
Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Your standing before God is always dependent on justification by faith.” — Desmond Ford Copy Share Image
“Martin Luther described the doctrine of justification by faith as articulus stantis vel cadentis ecclesiae—the article of faith that decides whether the… — James Robert White Copy Share Image
“Anyone who has the most rudimentary understanding of justification by faith knows that authentic faith always manifests itself in a zeal for… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Is it by the instrumentality of faith we receive Christ as our justification, without the merit of any of our works? Well.… — Robert Lewis Dabney Copy Share Image
“Paul says the fulfillment of this promised blessing for the Gentiles is in their having experienced the Spirit as a living and… — Gordon D. Fee Copy Share Image
The inner change, justification, is effected at the moment of salvation. The outer change in the believer's daily walk, sanctification, continues throughout… — Neil T Anderson Copy Share Image
“to elevate one way of interpreting it (the 'historical Jesus,' Pauline or Johannine Christology, Augustinian or Thomistic metaphysics, Luther's 'justification by faith,'… — Sallie McFague Copy Share Image
“stressing the necessity of personal holiness should not undermine in any way our confidence in justification by faith alone. The best theologians… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“At the heart of the Reformation message was a rejection of the power of individual believers, or of the church acting on… — Michael Braddick Copy Share Image
“In cities we will also meet a lot of people who hold to other religions or to no religion who are wiser,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
