A Doctrine for Today: Justified by Faith Alone with R.C. Sproul
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- The doctrine of justification by faith alone is essential to our understanding of the gospel itself. In this message, R.C. Sproul explains the eternal consequences of this biblical truth and demonstrates how this doctrine is as important today as it was at the time of the Protestant Reformation.
This message is from Dr. Sproul’s 10-part teaching series Justified by Faith Alone. Learn more: www.ligonier.o...
Excellent theological teaching by the late Dr. R.C. Sproul. Praise Christ.
When I found out about the elect, I felt as though, I was saved again. Thank you, R. C. Sproul, Glory to God.
SAVED BY FAITH ALONE
But the FAITH THAT SAVES IS NEVER ALONE
JESUS IS NOT ALONE. THE FATHER CHOSE ME....
@@johnstewart4350 saving Faith will be followed by good works that God had prepared for us to do
@@jessyjonas4988 FAITH IS THE WORK OF GOD, "WHICH WORKETH ALSO IN YOU THAT BELIEVE."
lot was never obedient but saved by faith
@@johnstewart4350 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
What a great reminder of the covenant of grace we all are offered to stand under in the spirit realm through Christ! Also, its almost impossible not to observe Gods hand in redemptive history (aka history) with Luther. Its difficult to underestimate the level of impact Holy Spirit chose to have through the Reformation and Luther. Amazing to think about. Praise God for it!
It’s a blessing to learn from RC and hear the good news about our Lord Christ Jesus.
It's amazing how God used RUclips and old recordings of a Presbyterian college professor to not only educate me in the science of Systematic Theology but also shaped my Trinitarian faith, 6 years after the professor's death! 🙏🤯🥹😔
Just proves that the "Good Shepherd" has more than one way to feed his sheep!
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Yes
Since we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against demons of all sorts in differing hierarchies, let’s not think of this conflict as being just about the church. This was, yet again, another of satan’s attempts to destroy mankind. We need to hold fast to our brotherly love, while denouncing the works of this present darkness.
But the world is not wrestling with sin. They are right where he wants them.🔥
Amen this is something I’ve also realized having brothers and sisters in Christ in both Catholicism and reformed
@JesusOurOnlyHope7 plus you. "Im afraid of what's coming and what will be." RC Sproul not long before he passed. All 3 of u on this thread,
each may think & believe you're Christian bcuz you
accepted Jesus by faith, confessed, repentance, reciting the sinners prayer of invitationalism and all at once at your altar call. Then were you baptized? I mean, the Bible teaches ye must, doesn't it?
@@HonrbleMention of course. Jesus commands it. But baptism does not save you. It’s a public announcement and demonstration of how you have died in Christ and risen in new life with Christ as a new creation. The Bible is very clear that it’s only through Jesus we are saved. And nothing we do gets us into heaven.
@SamplaysMC12 wrong.
So you're saying Jesus orders conditional salvation?
Hit that like plz thumbs-up helps spread the word ❤
James1: 23 -25:
23: For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Thank you for explaining this.
Can’t live without faith. Jesus died for me to live Saved by Christ. To live - Christ in my heart -guided and directed every day all day. God will never negotiate untruth. That analogy the door will stay with me. Dr. Sproul still preaching and teaching. Sola Fide. Amen
Thank you for this video!
I miss him. I miss him so much. God please raise up another to take his mantle.
Thank you
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I am new to your videos! I was initially confused, but I realize what you are saying.
Calvinism is very confusing because it twists verses. Your reaction is normal
John 5: 45-46
45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.
47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
Romans 3:
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Amen! The lost simply need to believe after hearing the gospel.
The ‘alone ‘ was added. We are justified by FAITH which means following Yahweh’s laws and commandments without material gain but under underfed grace from Yahweh with Yahshua as our advocate. Faith without works is NOT Faith, and works without faith is not Faith.
But who’s perfect works though ? Yours ? Or Christ when He came to lived and fulfilled the whole law ?
@@completoencristo We are supposed to FOLLOW Yahshua which means to strive to FULFILL Yahweh’s laws and commandments as he fulfills them. Because we fall short of the law ( are UNDER the law ), we are no longer UNDER the law but fall short of grace ( under grace) if we accept Yahshua as our Salvation when we face Yahweh’s judgement. We must strive to obey Yahweh’s laws and commandments out of love for one another, Yahweh, and Yahshua to be UNDER grace ( which we do not deserve).
@@joshuastavos4376 is Jesus God yes or no ?
@@completoencristo Yahshua ( meaning Yahweh’s Salvation) is Yahweh’s SON. Yahshua makes this very clear. His father resurrected him. Only his father is good. Only his father knows when he will return. He sits on the right side of his father’s throne. His father descended on him during his baptism. He says to follow his father’s laws and commandments. He tells us how to pray to his father. He humbles himself to his father. He has his father’s authority and equal in rank concerning us, but he is Yahweh’s son. It isn’t for us to try to structure Yahshua’s relationship with his father and the Holy Spirit. They exist together in ways we can only have a superficial understanding. They are an INFINITY. We aren’t commanded to replace one with the other or compress the three in a man made box.
Also the reference to ‘I am’…. Before Abraham I am …. was referring to what Yahweh told Moses to say sent him, and Yahshua was trapping those Pharisees and scribes in their ignorance. Yahshua has sense of humor ( ex: stone versus rock in his conversation with Peter….)
@@joshuastavos4376 the Pharisees wanted to stone Him for blasphemy. Not for something else. He called Himself God. I think you been listening to some weird stuff my guy and some weird RUclipsr who is teaching you the way to hell. Read your Bible man and pray to GOD to help you.
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”
John 11:25
Saved by grace thru faith... Is there a verse that says faith is a gift. Eph 2 clearly does not, but i still talk to calvinists that think it does.
Acts 3:19 ( actual translation from the Greek): Repent ye therefore, and TURN AGAIN for the blotting out of your sins.
This means turn back to Yahweh’s laws and commandments, and not to “convert” to a new “religion “. There is only one true FAITH for all humanity. Its foundation is the Tanahk.
I am presently in a church that emphasizes worship over doctrine, l am confused 😕 please pray for me!
read your bible and find a good bible teacher ..this video is a good start
Right doctrine produces worship in the right knowledge of the Lord.
Continue in your studies, and you will benefit greatly.
These three replies are spot on …. Continue to read your Bible, continue to pray for discernment, and continue to listen to RC Sproul ( in particular the series on Reformed Theology)
I do have fantasies of being healthy
Should we do fewer works so that grace will abound?
1. According to the Reformers justification is once for all and is by faith alone - sanctification is separated from justification but these two are inseparable. According to the Catholic Church justification is a process that includes faith and sanctification. Which one is scriptural?
The phrase "justified by faith" appears four times in New Testament (Rom. 3:28, 5:1, Gal. 2:16, 3:24). New Testament was written in Greek and the one in Rom. 3:28 is in Greek passive present tense while the rest are in Greek passive aorist tense. Both tenses do not indicate once for all justification. If Scripture teaches faith-alone justification, then the Holy Spirit would inspire Paul to write the phrase "justified by faith" in Greek passive perfect tense. According to Scripture God saves us (or we are saved by grace) through faith (Eph. 2:8) and through sanctification (2 Th. 2:13). Salvation is therefore a process and is not by faith alone - and so is justification.
2. According to the Reformers through (once for all) justification we are counted as righteous based on alien/external righteousness of Christ but we remain unrighteous. According to the Catholic Church through (on-going) justification we are made righteous. Which one is scriptural?
According to Rom. 5:19 through Christ we are made righteous. Why being made righteous is essential for salvation? Scripture says death is the wages of sin (Rom. 6:23) and the soul that sins shall die (Eze. 18:4). It is righteousness that delivers from death (Pro. 10:2, 11:4). “Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live” (Pro. 11:19). “In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death” (Pro. 12:28). Jesus said in Mat. 25:46 that the righteous shall go to eternal life. Catholics do not believe we can become righteous by ourselves - our righteousness comes from God through Christ.
3. According to the Reformers justification implies double imputation: Christ' righteousness is imputed on us while ALL our sins (past, present, and future) are imputed on Christ who was punished for those sins on the cross. We are righteous and sinner at the same time (in Latin simul iustus et peccator). According to the Catholic Church in justification the righteousness of God is infused in us while our sins must be washed or forgiven. Which one is scriptural?
Scripture denies double imputation in Eze. 18:20: “The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.” According to Scripture we cannot be righteous and sinner at the same time. Eze. 33:12-13 says: “the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness when he sins. Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die.”
4. According to the Reformers God punished the sinless and righteous Christ because ALL sins of believers imputed on Him as He were the one who commit those sins. We enter heaven solely based on what Christ did on the cross and not on anything we do. According to the Catholic Church Christ willingly offered Himself to die for our sins, God did not punish Him for our sins. Which one is scriptural?
Pro. 17:15 says: “He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.” Your belief makes God condemn the righteous Christ for our sins or you made Him do abomination as stated in Pro. 21:15. Catholics believe woe enter heaven based on what Christ did on the cross AND what He does in us - He transforms us from our unrighteous state to righteous one. Who is preaching the true Gospel?
Not a catholic, but you aren't wrong when hitting the hot buttons of calvs :)
Are Catholic beliefs and practices biblical?
The question that concerns every church and its practices should be, "Is this biblical?" If a teaching is biblical (taken in context), it should be accepted. If it is not, it should be rejected. God is more interested in whether a church does His will and obeys His Word than whether it can trace its lineage back to Jesus' apostles. Jesus was very concerned about the Word of God being rejected to follow traditions of men (Mark 7:7). Traditions are not inherently wrong...there are some good and valuable traditions. To reiterate, the concern should be whether a doctrine, practice or tradition is biblical. How then does the Catholic Church compare to the Word of God?
Salvation: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that salvation is regenerated through baptism and maintained through the Catholic sacraments, except through a willful act of sin that destroys the sanctified state of grace. The Bible teaches that we are saved by grace, which we receive through simple faith (Ephesians 2:8-9), and that good works are the result of a changed heart worked out in salvation (Ephesians 2:10; I Corinthians 5:17) and through the fruit of new life in Christ (John 15).
Assurance of salvation: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that
Assurance of salvation: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that salvation is not guaranteed or certain. 1 John 5:13 says that the reason for writing 1 John was so that believers could be ASSURED of their salvation.
Good works: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Christians are saved by meritorious works (beginning with baptism), and that salvation is maintained by good works (receiving the sacraments, confessing sins to a priest, etc.). The Bible teaches that Christians are saved by grace through faith, completely apart from works (Titus 3:5; Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 3:10-11; Romans 3:19-24).
Baptism: In the New Testament, baptism ALWAYS comes AFTER saving faith in Christ. Baptism is not the reason for salvation; it is faith in the gospel that saves (1 Corinthians 1:14-18; Romans 10:13-17). The Roman Catholic Church teaches the regeneration of infants through baptism, a practice never found in Scripture. The only possible reference to the baptism of infants that the Roman Catholic Church can point to is that the entire household of the jailer in Philippi was baptized, as recorded in Acts 16:33. However, the context never mentions infants. Acts 16:31 explains that salvation comes by faith. Paul addressed the whole household in verse 31, and the whole household believed (verse 34). This passage only supports the baptism of those who have already believed, not that of infants.
Prayer: The Roman Catholic Church teaches Catholics not only to pray to God, but also to petition Mary and the saints for their prayers. Contrary to this, Scripture teaches us to pray to God alone (Matthew 6:9; Luke 18:1-7).
Priesthood: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that there is a difference between priests and "commoners," where the New Testament teaches that all believers hold the priesthood (1 Peter 2:9).
Sacraments: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that a believer is filled with grace by receiving the sacraments. This teaching is nowhere to be found in Scripture.
Confession: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that, unless the believer is incapacitated, the only way to be forgiven of sins is through confession to a priest. In contrast, Scripture teaches that confession of sins is made to God alone (1 John 1:9).
Mary: The Roman Catholic Church teaches, among other things, that Mary is the Queen of Heaven, everlasting Virgin and with redeemer who ascended to heaven. In the Holy Scriptures she is portrayed as an obedient, faithful servant of God who became the mother of Jesus. None of the other attributes mentioned by the Roman Catholic Church have their basis in the Bible. The view that Mary was the co-redemptrix and is another mediator between God and man is not only extra-biblical (found only outside of Scripture), but is also unbiblical (contrary to Scripture). Acts 4:12 declares that Jesus is the only Savior. 1 Timothy 2:5 proclaims that Jesus is the only mediator between God and man.
Many other examples could be listed here. These points alone clearly identify the Catholic Church as unbiblical. Every Christian denomination has traditions and practices that are not explicitly based on the Bible. This is the reason why Scripture must be the standard for Christian belief and practice. The Word of God is always true and trustworthy. The same cannot be said about church traditions. Our guideline should be: "What does the Bible say?" (Romans 4:3; Galatians 4:30; Acts 17:10). 2 Timothy 3:16-17 proclaims, "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly prepared for every good work.
@@JESUS_Saves3747 Why don't you try to rebut the four points I raised that clearly shows Catholic belief on justification is scriptural, while that of Reformers is not. If you want to have a dialogue, you should response to what I wrote, not dispensing standard accusation/mis-conception of what Catholics believe.
The Vatican isn’t seeking works for Yahweh! It is seeking works for its own power and enrichment to replace Yahweh and his Salvation Yahshua.
Too many lies and misconceptions to deal with. Let's put it simply. There is a good case for the Epistle of St. James being the first N.T. scripture that was written. His main point was, "You say you have faith without works, but I through my works will show you my faith." He expounds on this and then asks, "Therefore is a man saved by faith alone?' The answer is clearly no. Think about this. The very first problem the very first Christians got wrong --- and so wrong an Apostle had to write a correction to it --- was Sola Fide - justified by faith alone. This is why Luther hated the epistle of St. James and wanted it ripped out of the bible... "the epistle of straw" Luther called it; fit to be burned.
Don't you find it ironic that the Protestants who stand against the Catholic church have sided with the errant philosophy of an apostate Catholic monk rather than with the Apostle James? I'll stick with St. James.
@@HearGodsWord - I'm used to people telling me I am wrong while offering no debate of the points I made. You have read the Epistle of St. James, haven't you?
Sproul is/was a snake oil salesman. People get lost in his vocabulary and confidence. His theology was lacking
I love the goblet of Diet Coke he's sitting with, lol
Stop it, Pharisee! Such an important message, and that’s what you come away with?! Shame on you!
@@DdD-pi8jw ?
As if MacArthur and other reformed theologians haven't made passing light remarks about Sproul's erudition while holding a soda
@@JarrettsAnnouncements I’d much prefer he hold a “soda” than a wallet, while begging listeners for money and promises of just compensation from the Almighty God.
If Christ cared enough for the people attending a wedding to turn water in to wine, then He certainly has no objections to His followers enjoying the fruit of the vine. All things in moderation. (You’ll find that premise in Proverbs)
@@DdD-pi8jwI love RC Sproul, his teaching, and the Word of God, and I'm not sure what you're getting at
@@JarrettsAnnouncements he’s obviously a troll trying to get a rise out of students of Reformed Christianity. If he’s religious at all, he’s a “Free-will” Baptist, or a RC. Honestly though, I don’t think “he’s” real at all. Ignore.
THE GOSPEL HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA