Faith Alone (Part 1): What is Reformed Theology? with R.C. Sproul

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9 жыл бұрын

Regarding salvation, what is the fundamental difference between true Christianity and all the other religions of the world? Considering the question of salvation from the historical and theological framework of the Protestant Reformation, Dr. Sproul looks at “Faith Alone.”
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@pgc-68 10 ай бұрын

A clear and concise presentation of the biblical doctrine of justification. I'm grateful to God for RC Sproul.

@Alfredo8059 21 күн бұрын

It is striking that the phrase faith alone appears only once in the uncorrupted scriptures. And I say uncorrupted because Martin Luther famously adds the word alone to Romans 3 28 and his German translation of the New Testament, and he acknowledges that he’s added it by his own authority. If you don’t have Luther’s interpolation, then the phrase faith alone appears exactly one time, and as in James 2 24 where it says explicitly justification is not by faith alone. And so when Protestants say justification is by faith alone, and scripture says justification is not by faith alone. We’re going to go with the scriptures, not with the Protestants

@Scribeintheink 3 күн бұрын

@@Alfredo8059what an idiot you are

@thesourcerer6504 3 жыл бұрын

No sweeter sound to the sinner than to hear the Gospel explained like this by RC Sproul.

@yourtube6609 3 жыл бұрын

He's a great speaker I give that but he violates biblical principles. See my other comments in this thread. ---- "15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures." - 2 Peter 3:15-16

@nathanroon6961 2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. It’s a cause of celebration indeed!

@archangel_metatron 2 жыл бұрын

11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before [c]God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second [d]death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

@jedimasterham2 Жыл бұрын

I really hate to throw RC under the bus here, but he really did preach a false Christ and false doctrine. He denied Jesus’ sacrifice/atonement for all, and instead preached a false, unscriptural Christ that only died for an elite group picked arbitrarily by God. Worse is, because they they claim that God picked people before creation, they think that salvation truly occurs outside of Christ. It’s a horrible cult that is ruining churches, and is causing unnecessary depression and suicide among churches and Bible colleges.

@TheBibleSays Жыл бұрын

@@jedimasterham2 Agreed! . . . you wrote *_"He denied Jesus’ sacrifice/atonement for all, and instead preached a false, unscriptural Christ that only died for an elite group picked arbitrarily by God. "_* Yes, the idea that only a few *_pre-selected_* people will be saved is gross error, contradicting scriptures such as these: ■ "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that *_whosoever_* believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) ■ "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, *_not willing that any should perish,_* but that *_all_* should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9) ■ "For *_whosoever_* shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13) ■ "Who will have *_all_* men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." (1 Timothy 2:4)

@andrewlawrencei3239 Жыл бұрын

Amen , absolutely . Our salvation totally 100% by God work according to God word Galatian 2:16 . Praise God for that’s, the glory belongs to God 100% . 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@user-jv9ou1ej6u 5 жыл бұрын

Sending my deep gratitude to Dr.sproul from South Korea. whom i met by the book of his. May you rest in peace.

@squaretrianglez 4 жыл бұрын

Hello man from south korea. I am from India. Pray for your northern brethen. They are forced to worship idol aka kim jong un.

@enricosagarbarriasr3163 3 жыл бұрын

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@maryteplova437 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are the true blessing. R.C. Sproul is one of my favourite pastors-teachers. But we definitely are Christians firstly and then Calvinists. Knowledge is so important, but debating with the Arminian bretheren with love is more important. Greetings from Ukraine (Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian church of Odesa).

@Walkeraish Жыл бұрын

I really don't get these nominations, why is it so important to be a Calvinist, or a reformer, or a protestant, or whatever. Why can't we simply be Christians or even better followers of Jesus?

@jedimasterham2 Жыл бұрын

@rhondae8222 2 ай бұрын

@@jedimasterham2 Clearly, you don't understand Reformed theology. Dr. Sproul is teaching biblical truth.

@jedimasterham2 2 ай бұрын

@@rhondae8222 90% of Calvinists say others “don’t understand reformed theology” because they are programmed to do so. They behave in exactly the same behavior that Catholics and liberals engage in. We understand it just fine, but we simply disagree with their religious beliefs.

@Scribeintheink 3 күн бұрын

@@WalkeraishBecause in scripture we are told to “grow in the knowledge of God” to know Him better and obey Him more. That said, Having good theology doesn’t determine your salvation (look at the thief on the cross) only whether you believe the Gospel proper or not.

@randycharlesfrench1680 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome teaching on Faith Alone. Truly justification by faith alone is really theological shorthand for justification by Christ Alone. I agree 💯.

@jedimasterham2 Жыл бұрын

@matthewjoyal5552 Жыл бұрын

@@jedimasterham2 praying for you my brother in Christ

@jedimasterham2 Жыл бұрын

@@matthewjoyal5552 God bless. If you’re a part of this, I really hope and pray you leave. There are several passages warning us of such false doctrines. I’ll quote a few below. 2 Peter 2:1 “ But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words.” ---- Galatians 1:6-9 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.

@savedBygrace29 2 жыл бұрын

Praise God Almighty! Thank You Lord Jesus Christ 🙏❤️

@denniscampbell242 2 жыл бұрын

"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."

@MrKev1664 2 жыл бұрын

Christ be with you How do you reconcile these verses Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, (Heb 5:8-9) Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart. (Gal 6:7-9) God bless you

@deirdrejames90 Жыл бұрын

@@MrKev1664 0u8

@deirdrejames90 Жыл бұрын

@jedimasterham2 Жыл бұрын

Scripturally, when we cross reference “gift of God,” we see it refers to grace, salvation, Jesus Christ, eternal life, and living water. It has nothing to do with faith. If we cross reference “faith,” we find that we are instructed to have faith, or to believe to be saved. Anyone who does their research here will find that the passage means God provides the grace when we provide the faith/belief. Or in other words, the condition set by God is, salvation is granted by God to whoever believes in Jesus.

@Alfredo8059 21 күн бұрын

@@jedimasterham2 , the devil believes , too (james 2:19)but the devi never received the love of God. It is striking that the phrase faith alone appears only once in the uncorrupted scriptures. And I say uncorrupted because Martin Luther famously adds the word alone to Romans 3 28 and his German translation of the New Testament, and he acknowledges that he’s added it by his own authority.If you don’t have Luther’s interpolation, then the phrase faith alone appears exactly one time, and as in James 2 24 where it says explicitly justification is not by faith alone. And so when Protestants say justification is by faith alone, and scripture says justification is not by faith alone. We’re going to go with the scriptures, not with the Protestants. Faith ,before or apart receiving the love of God , is nothing ( 1Cor. 13:2; 1 Cor. 16:22)

@StoicChris3ianTV 2 жыл бұрын

Who is here in 2022

@rhondae8222 2 ай бұрын

Amen! Praise Christ for this biblical teaching. 🙂❤

@Alfredo8059 21 күн бұрын

It is striking that the phrase faith alone appears only once in the uncorrupted scriptures. And I say uncorrupted because Martin Luther famously adds the word alone to Romans 3 28 and his German translation of the New Testament, and he acknowledges that he’s added it by his own authority.If you don’t have Luther’s interpolation, then the phrase faith alone appears exactly one time, and as in James 2 24 where it says explicitly justification is not by faith alone. And so when Protestants say justification is by faith alone, and scripture says justification is not by faith alone. We’re going to go with the scriptures, not with the Protestants

@itscoleperkins 4 жыл бұрын

Faith alone makes more sense when you realize that your works are the evidence for your faith. Faith without works is dead.

@stevej71393 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, I think of it like a flag on a windy day. You can't see the wind but you can see the flag moving as a consequence of the wind. The waving flag proves the existence of wind but is not the cause of it. If the flag doesn't move, it's because there is no wind.

@MrKev1664 3 жыл бұрын

then how is it alone God bless you

@heb597 3 жыл бұрын

Protestant beliefs are contradictory and self refuting which means it cannot be of God. Belief 1) Good works is only a fruit or sign of salvation Belief 2) Man will always produce bad fruit (sin) Conclusion: No Protestant is saved because they will always produce bad fruit

@MrKev1664 3 жыл бұрын

@@heb597 Christ be with you How a protestant could be are saved is a mystery but we should never presume to know the extent of the mercy of God, The only thing is that if any are saved it will be in spite of there false doctrines of Faith alone and Once saved always saved not because of them. God bless you

@heb597 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKev1664 True but my point is that because their beliefs are contradictory and self refuting it is not of God.

@trey.king3 Жыл бұрын

the doctrine of justification by grace through faith alone was so important Jesus explained it to us while He was on the physical cross Luke 23:39-43

@dorinamary7863 28 күн бұрын

A demonstration, but not an explanation.

@Alfredo8059 21 күн бұрын

The FORMER thief on the cross received the love of God, it was not faith alone. The devil believes , too (james 2:19)but the devi never received the love of God. It is striking that the phrase faith alone appears only once in the uncorrupted scriptures. And I say uncorrupted because Martin Luther famously adds the word alone to Romans 3 28 and his German translation of the New Testament, and he acknowledges that he’s added it by his own authority.If you don’t have Luther’s interpolation, then the phrase faith alone appears exactly one time, and as in James 2 24 where it says explicitly justification is not by faith alone. And so when Protestants say justification is by faith alone, and scripture says justification is not by faith alone. We’re going to go with the scriptures, not with the Protestants. Faith ,before or apart receiving the love of God , is nothing ( 1Cor. 13:2; 1 Cor. 16:22)

@TheGospelAssociates 2 жыл бұрын

This is a wonderful exposition

@WorksByChris Жыл бұрын

Yes 🙌

@charityhope9546 2 жыл бұрын

In response to reading people arguing in comments section: Our flesh and the world are radically deprave and opposed to God. When you surrender yourself to the Lord, build a beautiful relationship with Jesus and the Father; you realize how absurd it is to split hairs over scripture. Please put the scorecard down and do what Jesus asked: “Come, follow me.”

@preciousbliss7786 Ай бұрын

John 3:16 for God so love the world that he give his only beggotten son whose ever believeth with him should have an everlasting life amen....

@Alfredo8059 21 күн бұрын

You must receive the love of God ( 1 Cor. 13:2) before being able to believe God SO Lolove the world....the devil believes , too (james 2:19)but the devi never received the love of God. It is striking that the phrase faith alone appears only once in the uncorrupted scriptures. And I say uncorrupted because Martin Luther famously adds the word alone to Romans 3 28 and his German translation of the New Testament, and he acknowledges that he’s added it by his own authority.If you don’t have Luther’s interpolation, then the phrase faith alone appears exactly one time, and as in James 2 24 where it says explicitly justification is not by faith alone. And so when Protestants say justification is by faith alone, and scripture says justification is not by faith alone. We’re going to go with the scriptures, not with the Protestants. Faith ,before or apart receiving the love of God , is nothing ( 1Cor. 13:2; 1 Cor. 16:22)

@awesomelightjb7217 3 жыл бұрын

Some people are good only by earthly standards but there's nothing in man that qualifies him to enter God's Kingdom. All that we do in righteousness are like filthy rags, Isaiah 64:6. I've been producing videos like this in Filipino language in answer to the cults in the Philippines like Eliseo Soriano who has been deceiving many people through his teaching: Faith + Works= Salvation. Then I found this video. Thanks Dr. Sproul.

@mariobethell3731 3 жыл бұрын

If all that we do in righteousness are as filthy rags, then repentance too is as filthy rags. Your line of reasoning makes no sense. For then there would be no condition or qualifying act that can put one in position of even becoming sanctified. Surely there must be a condition to convince the believer that he is not only doing the required things, but also to the right God. If all our righteousness are as filthy rags, then there is no need for repentance either. Sometimes we must consider the ramifications of what we are saying.

@awesomelightjb7217 3 жыл бұрын

@@mariobethell3731 Obviously you didn't get it.

@shanejones5522 3 жыл бұрын

@@awesomelightjb7217 Obviously you can not understand isaiah 64:6 is a reference to the children of Israel in rebellion to God. Not a reference to spirit filled believers. Do not tell me you are that biblically illiterate, going around telling people "obviously" on something you understand nothing about.

@awesomelightjb7217 3 жыл бұрын

It really is not a reference to spirit-filled believers. You're correct. And I mean the unbelievers who try to impress God through their deeds of righteouness to be saved. Good works don't come close to His standards. For believers, good deeds are fruits of the Spirit dwelling in us.

@shanejones5522 3 жыл бұрын

@@awesomelightjb7217 Why are you separating good works from fruits of the spirit? Good works and fruits of the spirit are one in the same. The fruits of the spirit are manifested by good works. Are you talking about good works done outside of God? Why do you assume the deeds that people do belong to them, and not belong to the spirit of God in them? This is my understanding, we are not trying to impress God with "our deeds of righteousness to be saved." But, rather the deeds that we do belong to God, they come from God, and they are manifested because of the power and knowledge of God in us. I do not understand good deeds as coming from us, but rather from Him that dwells in us, empowering us. My question is this, where do you draw the line between works coming from our flesh, and works coming from the spirit that dwells in us? And if the works come from the spirit that dwells in us, then how are they not a necessity to salvation? The Spirit of God that dwells in us manifests Himself through works, so if the Spirit can only be manifested through works, how then are those works not a necessity to one's salvation?

@TuyenPham-jm5eq 5 жыл бұрын

From the day when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles, Christianity has spread allover the world. This could not happen without the works of the apostles, their successors, and those who followed Jesus. Their works of spreading the Good News were surely not by faith alone but by faith shown through their works. So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. James 2:17. And if this is not enough, then “Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith.” James 2:18

@alexeymladenov9178 3 жыл бұрын

You are talking about fruit-bearing, but Sproul is talking about how an unjust man can be saved before a holy God. Salvation is by faith alone, and life and fruit-bearing require works, but they do not save.

@TuyenPham-jm5eq 3 жыл бұрын

@@alexeymladenov9178 The Two Sons Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people, Mat 21:28-32, (28) "What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, `Son, go and work in the vineyard today.' (29) And he answered, `I will not'; but afterward he repented and went. (30) And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, `I go, sir,' but did not go. (31) Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. (32) For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him. So the first son repented from his disobedient and went to work in his father’s vineyard. At the end, he was justified by his works. The second son however, though obeying his father, his obedience was “obedience alone”. Without works he was not justified.

@YT-fl4rr 2 жыл бұрын

Fica mais fácil pensar assim: as obras é consequência da minha justificação e não a causa dela.

@archangel_metatron 2 жыл бұрын

@Alfredo8059 21 күн бұрын

@@alexeymladenov9178 ,You must receive the love of God ( 1 Cor. 13:2) before being able to believe God SO love the world....the devil believes , too (james 2:19)but the devi never received the love of God. It is striking that the phrase faith alone appears only once in the uncorrupted scriptures. And I say uncorrupted because Martin Luther famously adds the word alone to Romans 3 28 and his German translation of the New Testament, and he acknowledges that he’s added it by his own authority.If you don’t have Luther’s interpolation, then the phrase faith alone appears exactly one time, and as in James 2 24 where it says explicitly justification is not by faith alone. And so when Protestants say justification is by faith alone, and scripture says justification is not by faith alone. We’re going to go with the scriptures, not with the Protestants. Faith ,before or apart receiving the love of God , is nothing ( 1Cor. 13:2; 1 Cor. 16:22)

@honahwikeepa2115 3 ай бұрын

Adolf Schlatter began his Systematic Theology with Anthropology rather than Theology. However he did so with an Anthropic bias in that God had created the revelation of Himself, and the recipient of that revelation in such a way that love and truth are possibilities for us.

@pcjenkin 7 жыл бұрын

Frankly, I think a lot of our Calvinist heavyweights, and I include Sproul, MacArthur, and Lawson, may be missing the point on what James was speaking of when he said "Faith without Works is Dead." I believe James gave us valuable insight into HOW to apply Christ's command of "love each other." These are not Catholic, or Mosaic works, these are acts of love, as were commanded by Christ. Sure we are saved, but James is saying, 'Okay, now it's time to get off your butts and minister to those in need. "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 7:12. "A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so also you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35. "So too, faith by itself, if it is not complemented by action, is dead." James 2:17. "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." James 2:26. "And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful." Titus 3:14. "Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality." Romans 12:13 "Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2. "For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 1:5-8. "Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:44-46.

@rosemaryhill8804 5 жыл бұрын

"Calvinist heavyweights"? While Calvinism emphasizes the sovereignty of God, Arminianism emphasizes the responsibility of man.

@jeremiahabao2299 5 жыл бұрын

Works are evidences of a Living Faith.

@toddhumbert3752 5 жыл бұрын

Actually, you are confusing sanctification with justification. The latter is forensic, the former is familiar. We are sons in obedience, not slaves.

@ald67 4 жыл бұрын

@@toddhumbert3752 , justification is familiar. Justification makes us children of God. Justification is not forgiving alone but divine filiation. Calvin/Luther read Eph 2:8-9 ignoring the context. Eph 2:5 is clear: se are quicken, made spiritually alive, made able to love, made real children of God. That is not forensic, that is not faith alone. Faith alone is not a Christian faith ( 1 Cor.13:2). Calvin / Luther should have known 2 Peter 3:16 was written for them, too. Scripture is infallible, rebels are fallible

@toddhumbert3752 4 жыл бұрын

@@ald67 right. That's why "justification" itself is a familiar term. Lol. "Come to dinner son, I've justified you! Gee, thanks dad!" Or "mom, dad, I got an A on my history paper." Awww, come give us a hug, you've justified yourself to us! ROFL. Keep reading Scott Hahn books.

@tarnos4153 3 ай бұрын

❤

@preciousbliss7786 Ай бұрын

Should have an everlasting life amen

@Alfredo8059 21 күн бұрын

We must receive the love of God ( 1 Cor. 13:2) before being able to believe God SO love the world....the devil believes , too (james 2:19)but the devi never received the love of God. It is striking that the phrase faith alone appears only once in the uncorrupted scriptures. And I say uncorrupted because Martin Luther famously adds the word alone to Romans 3 28 and his German translation of the New Testament, and he acknowledges that he’s added it by his own authority.If you don’t have Luther’s interpolation, then the phrase faith alone appears exactly one time, and as in James 2 24 where it says explicitly justification is not by faith alone. And so when Protestants say justification is by faith alone, and scripture says justification is not by faith alone. We’re going to go with the scriptures, not with the Protestants. Faith ,before or apart receiving the love of God , is nothing ( 1Cor. 13:2; 1 Cor. 16:22)

@atpilot 8 жыл бұрын

2Co 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, in accordance with the things which he did, whether good or bad. Mat 7:21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. Mat 7:24 "Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock: Jas 2:17 Thus also that faith, if it does not have works, is dead, being by itself Jas 2:18 But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by means of my works. Jas 2:19 You believe God is one. You do well. Even the demons believe--and they shudder! Jas 2:20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

@gustavoflores-rc3et 6 жыл бұрын

Norman Fisk Have you seen a "believer" who claims he accepted Jesus as his savior and still lives like the world? That's what it means that faith with out good works is dead. Because that person does not have pure faith. Now it's salvation is questioned. Pure faith will produce good fruits. That's the saving faith. Love for God will come with that faith, and put God in his life where it belongs.

@ald67 4 жыл бұрын

flores pure faith includes love. No one is able to believe as Abraham before receiving God's love in his heart. Faith alone (before or apart the love of God) is not a Christian faith ( 1Cor.13:2; 1Cor 16:22). The very instant I dont love the Lord I am cursed. Love and hope are inseparable from Christian faith

@yourtube6609 2 жыл бұрын

For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should NOT ONLY BELIEVE in him BUT ALSO SUFFER for his sake, - Philippians 1:29

@yourtube6609 2 жыл бұрын

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God YOU MAY RECEIVE WHAT IS PROMISED. - Hebrews 10:36 What happens if you did not endure? You will not continue. but my righteous one SHALL LIVE BY FAITH, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.” - Hebrews 10:38

@archangel_metatron 2 жыл бұрын

@reformedcatholic457 4 жыл бұрын

St. Augustine's commentary on James 2 Sola Fide. And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. - James 2:23 That Abraham believed God deep in his heart is a matter of faith alone, but that he took his son to sacrifice him . . . is not just a great act of faith but a great work as well. (Sermons 2.9) - Augustine of Hippo And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. - James 2:23 Abraham is the image of someone who is justified by faith alone, since what he believed was credited to him as righteousness. But he is also approved because of his works, since he offered up his son Isaac on the altar. (Gen 22:10-18) Of course he did not do this work by itself; in doing it, he remained firmly anchored in his faith, believing that through Isaac his seed would be multiplied until it was as numerous as the stars - Oecumenius

@GeorgePenton-np9rh 4 жыл бұрын

But faith in Christ means faith in everything Christ taught, including that good works are necessary for salvation (Matthew 25:31-46).

@reformedcatholic457 4 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgePenton-np9rh Good works aren't for salvation but it's a result of salvation as Eph 2:10 states.

@GeorgePenton-np9rh 4 жыл бұрын

@@reformedcatholic457 How could it be a result of salvation when none on this earth are yet saved? This is the when problem with Protestantism. Protestants think that just because they have had an emotional experience during which they have their hearts to Jesus they think that they are saved. That's it! Powerful emotions stirred! I must be saved! This is not how salvation works but Protestants want it to work that way because (1) it is a very powerful experience and (2) they don't want to have to do anything towards their own salvation. Plenty are the souls who believe in Jesus but who never do any good works, whose only focus is themselves. The Christian conversion emotional experience does not always produce good works. Sometimes it does for a brief period then stops. Christians don't just automatically do good works because they are on some kind of auto-pilot. Sometimes good works takes a lot of work. A lot of sacrifice.

@reformedcatholic457 4 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgePenton-np9rh "How could it be a result of salvation when none on this earth are yet saved?" No one is saved yet? Maybe you should first define what you mean by salvation. Look what Holy Scripture states.. How can no one on earth yet be saved when the Apostle John writes to his audience so that they may know they have eternal life? 1 John 5:13 (ESV) 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. We have peace with God because we are justified (past tense) by faith. If one is not justified there is no peace. Romans 5:1 (ESV) 5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. "This is the when problem with Protestantism. Protestants think that just because they have had an emotional experience during which they have their hearts to Jesus they think that they are saved. That's it! Powerful emotions stirred! I must be saved! This is not how salvation works but Protestants want it to work that way because (1) it is a very powerful experience and (2) they don't want to have to do anything towards their own salvation." No, I don't believe in the phrase "giving your hear to Jesus" or attaching it with an emotional experience (some of them can be genuine), this is mostly if not all a Pentecostal or Synergistic Baptist view, not the Reformation view. Many churches that came centuries after the Reformation created their own styles of doing things and didn't care about theology at all but they meant well. They're our brethren (some of them anyway, some of them posses heretical doctrines) but they aren't apart of the Reformation they reject Monergism/Augustinianism and don't care about Reformation theology in general. "Plenty are the souls who believe in Jesus but who never do any good works, whose only focus is themselves. The Christian conversion emotional experience does not always produce good works. Sometimes it does for a brief period then stops. Christians don't just automatically do good works because they are on some kind of auto-pilot. Sometimes good works takes a lot of work. A lot of sacrifice. " Those who "believe" in Jesus and who never do good works aren't saved, faith without works is dead as James 2 states. Also, Jesus states in John 15:1-5 those who don't bear fruit the branches are cut off, so if there is not good works the salvation isn't genuine.

@GeorgePenton-np9rh 4 жыл бұрын

@@reformedcatholic457 Looks like none of the Protestant denominations agree with each other. Which Protestant denomination, which set of man's opinions, should I subscribe to? Catholic doctrine is the same all over the world and has not changed in 2000 years. St. John says that if we have faith we will have eternal life, true. But how do you know, how do I know, how does anybody know, if they will persevere in faith? Faith can be lost. Also, faith in Christ means faith in everything Christ taught, including that good works are necessary for salvation (Matthew 25:31-46).

@ranimungcal 3 жыл бұрын

Im so confuse about Rc Sproul teaching why he always mentioning and relying on the teaching of Luther instead of the biblical teachings of Jesus and the Scripture’s Prophets like Paul the apostle???bcuz i notice that in almost of all his teaching he mentioning more of Luther’s interpretations.

@yourtube6609 2 жыл бұрын

Those are Luther's injected thoughts, they are mere philosophies. --- 8 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. - Colossians 2:8 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. - 2 Peter 1:20 I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another. - 1 Corinthians 4:6

@J_a_s_o_n Жыл бұрын

@@yourtube6609 yes SPROUL should quote the BIBLE not Luther

@joshuatheo1419 Жыл бұрын

Because God has given us teachers. We would be fools not to use their wisdom.

@karenbeardwilson Жыл бұрын

Sola Fide Lecture Fide Faith Alone. Justified by Faith Alone. The article of whether we stand or fall. It is the Christian’s Most Serious Rise to the Kingdom of God life everlasting. Without Faith - how. Justified by Faith Alone.

@squaretrianglez 4 жыл бұрын

Faith alone is actually not faith alone. But it actually means not work alone.

@reneejaspers5322 4 жыл бұрын

We do works to show our thankfulness. Grateful people have a giving heart. Nothing we do can be used to save us. Everything we do even our best works are sinful. Faith alone.

@squaretrianglez 4 жыл бұрын

@@reneejaspers5322 Right

@ald67 4 жыл бұрын

@@squaretrianglez ,work alone (without love) avails nothing. Faith alone ( without love) avails NOTHING. Love makes the difference . The devils believe without receiving the gift of love ( James 2:19). Protestatnts should read Eph. 2:5 and Titus 2:5. No one believes like Abraham before regeneration. Abraham's believe means obedience. Devils belief does not mean obedience. Love is greater than faith ( 1 Cor.13:13).

@zambroa 4 жыл бұрын

Works are the fruit of salvation.

@Rahullazarus 3 жыл бұрын

Faith alone means faith alone...that's it

@TheBibleSays 7 жыл бұрын

Would we be "justified" to God if we chose to continue in sin rather than turn from sin? Jesus said "except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3,5). *_Faith alone is not enough._* It is *_through_* faith that we realize we must make a decision: to obey God and seek to do His will, or else to remain separate from God and continue on our own path. It is faith that makes the choice real to us, then we must choose. The verses below feature obedience, not "faith alone": "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?" (1 Peter 4:17) "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ." (2 Thessalonians 1:8) *_Abraham's example illustrates the difference between "faith alone" and faith followed by obedience._* Abraham was promised blessings if he would leave home and journey to the promised land. Without any faith, he would have shrugged off the promises as unreal and that would have been the end of the story. But even with faith Abraham could have said to himself, "Well, even though I trust God's promises I'd really rather stay home, in my comfort zone, so I'm not leaving." Would he have received the promised blessings? Of course not. Abraham *_obeyed._* He acted on his faith. He left home, journeyed to the promised land and received the blessings: "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went" (Hebrews 11:8). *_By_* or *_through_* faith he realized he had a real choice to make, and he *_chose to obey._* The Lord explained to Abraham's son Isaac that Abraham received the promised blessings because of his *_obedience:_* "Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws" (Genesis 26:5). The apostle James wrote "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and *_not by faith only"_* (James 2:24). Abraham's obedience was his "works." He *_believed_* in the true, complete sense of the word _believe:_ he committed himself, he *_acted_* on his faith. In the source New Testament Greek texts, "faith" and "believe" are different words; "faith" (pistis) is a noun, "believe" (pisteuō) is a verb. "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also" (James 2:26). Faith without commitment, without action, is useless. Nothing changes. If Abraham had stayed home, his faith would have been dead, useless. Abraham acted on his faith; his works, his obedience brought life and completion to his faith, making him a believer. James wrote: "Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God." (James 2:22,23) So what does God want us to do today? How do we believe, how do we "act" on our faith? God "now commands all men every where to repent" (Acts 17:30). This is how we can receive mercy: "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." (Proverbs 28:13) With the ransom Jesus made available on the cross, we can be redeemed from the death penalty (Romans 6:23) we have earned for our past sins. That redemption is mercy and is available by grace IF we'll choose to turn from sin, turn from sin that earned us the death penalty to begin with. If we choose not to turn from sin, we'll remain unredeemed from the death penalty earned for our past sins and will surely perish in death for those sins. That's why Jesus warned, "except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3,5). At first glance "except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" appears to contradict John 3:16 which says we have to believe in Him: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." If "believeth" means no more than "have faith," or think something is true, then there certainly *_is_* a contradiction with "except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." But "believeth" goes beyond just "have faith." It is *_through_* faith that we realize we have a real choice to make: whether or not to believe, to commit ourselves and act and obey. We must truly "believe," we must act on our faith, obey and repent to avoid perishing.

@beauhall3170 5 жыл бұрын

Great observation. I would say that faith is a form of obedience. I think you touched on an issue that most people have always missed. I think about the man on the cross next to Jesus before they both died. This man on the cross never did anything, but believe Jesus was the son of God moments before he was to be killed. And Jesus told him today you will be with me in paradise. This man received Christ as his Lord and Savior moments before he died and he went to heaven. Tell me your thoughts please ;)

@ericstreff3065 5 жыл бұрын

Scripture gives us two examples regarding salvation. First of one who practically at his last breath is saved and next one who had been there all along (even being baptized) and was considered a disciple, but in the end sold his Lord out for 30 pieces of sliver. Let us not be like (Judas) who was once enlightened, and tasted of the heavenly gift, and was made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, and then fell away! For if we fall away, and sell out our Lord (as Judas) it will be impossible to be renewed again! (Hebrews 6:4-6)

@ald67 4 жыл бұрын

@@ericstreff3065 Love makes the difference. 1Cor.13:2 is clear: faith without love is nothing. Paul tells us the instant we don't love the Lord we are cursed ( 1 Cor. 16:22). The saved one dies loving His coming. Love is greater than faith (1 Cor.13:13)

@perrymaynard3294 3 жыл бұрын

True faith leads the believer to repentance but this can only happen after God draws us to him, and if we continue to willfully sin after He has revealed Himself to us there is no salvation but our ability to repent is a work of the Holy spirit.

@matthewjoyal5552 Жыл бұрын

sounds good on paper but where is the percentage scale on how much work?

@deanfloyd8931 2 жыл бұрын

Atlas isn't holding up the world. In Greek mythology, Atlas (/ˈætləs/; Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlas) is a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy.

@iacoponefurio1915 Жыл бұрын

Bath salts

@stevem3344 5 жыл бұрын

Only reason anyone goes to Hell forever is for Unbelief in Jesus Christ. He didn't come to condemn but to Save that which is lost. One must be Born Again of God. It's Not You and Jesus. It's You OR Jesus. If you have the love of this world in you then the Love of the Father isn't in you. A person is just not in the world....they are the WORLD! And the world doesn't go to heaven.It's not You and Jesus. It's You OR Jesus. If you have ears to hear then hear... To Trust in, Believe on Jesus is to go THROUGH HIM. The eye of the needle. The narrow way. Nothing will fit through but your Trusting in Him...all else stays behind. Eveything else is dung when it comes to Salvation. If you have something in your heart that you are holding dear to...world's wisdom, favorite memories, family, your proud identity("born in the USA"),etc. it won't fit through the eye of the needle. Just trusting Jesus fits the eye of the needle. That's it. Nothing else. The death of yourself and world. It's not I used to smoke and now I don't. It's a death of even that! It's Christ within.

@ald67 4 жыл бұрын

Steve M, belief. The devils really have true beliefs. Love makes the difference. Before receiving the love of God in our hearts our faith is dead. Fath alone (without love and hope) is nothing (1Cor.13:2). Believe Paul: the instant O don't love the Lord I am cursed ( 1Cor 16:22). True faith includes love. Faith without love is not a Christian faith

@dorinamary7863 28 күн бұрын

@@ald67 And love means charity -- that was the original word. It is a verb, not just a noun.

@TheBibleSays Жыл бұрын

The idea that only a few _pre-selected people_ will be saved is gross error, contradicting scriptures such as these: ■ "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that *whosoever* believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) ■ "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, *not willing that any should perish,* but that *all* should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9) ■ "For *whosoever* shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13) ■ "Who will have *all* men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." (1 Timothy 2:4)

@dorinamary7863 28 күн бұрын

Look up Arnold Kennedy's essay on "All", "Every", "Whosoever". The entire Bible is written to, for and about the race of Adam. (Gen 5:1) Jesus said He had only come for the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel (Matt 15:24), which is the 12 Tribes of Jacob-Israel from the race of Adam, but it's not who the church has said it is.

@melissagrow8712 2 ай бұрын

2024 🕊🤍

@TheRealMichaelHaZe Ай бұрын

Brother I am amazed that 16 minutes in and you have not yet said Jesus once. I was expecting you to say it when you said “God justifies us” THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS. But you didn’t. You just said “God justifies us” I know you believe that it’s through Jesus. but I just don’t see how you can teach on faith alone and 16 minutes into the seminar not mention the blood of Jesus once. But let’s see how you close it. Maybe it’s just one massive build up to what Jesus did so that God “COULD” justify us. EDIT: okay he ends it with Jesus ❤ BUT it still blows my mind that he was able to last that long without saying Jesus. It would be to hard for me.

@AudenLassoChaveztigre 2 жыл бұрын

Protestants once said let the people read the Bible that they may know the truth, I say let the people read history without American, Protestant, Masonic filters, also let the read the Early Fathers.

@AudenLassoChaveztigre 2 жыл бұрын

So Christianity was wrong until the reformation? Then what Good is the Bible since it was written by Christians who would utterly disagreed with you and Luther? The Early Fathers condemned your teachings before Luther was even born

@J_a_s_o_n Жыл бұрын

Stick to the source for truth which is the BIBLE. Leave the so called early church fathers out !

@AudenLassoChaveztigre Жыл бұрын

@@J_a_s_o_n the Bible fell out of the sky? No, the Bible also contains Tradition and if everything is explicitly in the Bible why is "Holy Trinity" not mentioned one single time?

@TruthFlix Жыл бұрын

James 2:24 King James Version 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

@iacoponefurio1915 Жыл бұрын

27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith

@iacoponefurio1915 Жыл бұрын

You don't even know what anything in the bible means anyone can copy and paste 1 verse out of context

@TruthFlix Жыл бұрын

@@iacoponefurio1915 Your attitude is that you're clearly walking in the flesh. All I did is post scripture take it up with God.

@fullmaturitymovement 4 ай бұрын

Romans 11:6 says it all "And if by grace, then it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

@ccribbon Жыл бұрын

No-where in Sacred Scripture does it say by Faith Alone. By Faith, yes, but by Faith Alone, NO!!! Yes, @Cole Perkins, works are the necessary evidence of Faith because, as you, and St. James, rightly said (because it is the Inspired Word of The One True God) "What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him?....So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead." James 2:14,17 "But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves" James 1:22

@matthewjoyal5552 Жыл бұрын

the key is (saying) he has faith. If you understand that right from the beginning of that passage in James, you wouldn't be so confused. the point is James is saying anyone can say anything can that faith save them. The bible is full of professing believers that really don't believe.

@ccribbon Жыл бұрын

@@matthewjoyal5552 "If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing". 1 Corenthians 13::1-3 Faith alone will not save, according to Paul the Disciple

@williemoe2927 3 жыл бұрын

So Jesus said we must love him with all our heart and mind and love our neighbor to enter into eternal life but faith is alone without love and without obedience is supposed to save us? God commands us to believe in his Son. Isn't that obedience? Acts 5:32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. I guess you can be saved without the Holy spirit.? Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? So we can sin and be covered and be fine like this guy teaches? Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. Does it say the wicked that sins? No, it says all souls. Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. Mathew 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whose righteousness is this? It is ours. It is talking about obedience to God's law. 1 John 3: 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. This is our righteousness not Christ's. They lie so that you can think your sin problem is over. It is not just getting through the door. It is walking the path and enduring on that path. So if covered in Christ why would we need anymore cleansing? 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. Do you see the problem? He teaches John Calvin and not the bible.

@Elsie-May 2 жыл бұрын

“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life”. Proverbs 6:23

@lansan3430 6 жыл бұрын

plus works definitely! not works of the law of Moses, but the works of Law of Christ.

@ald67 4 жыл бұрын

Right. Thats right The law of Christ is love alone. The love of God was poured unto our hearts. Protestant theology ignores love is greater than love (1 Cor.13:13). Protestant theology reads Eph 2:8-9 ignoring the context, they should first read Eph. 2:5: QUICKEN means we are made alive, we are made able to love. Abraham believed with his heart full of love and hope . Devils believe ( James 2:19). Love makes the difference. Belief does not justify

@Elsie-May 2 жыл бұрын

They are and always have been the same law… Matthew 22:36-40 King James Version 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. (It’s the same always has been) If we love God we show that by not having any Gods before him, not bowing down and worshiping them for he is a jealous God. We love others by not stealing, by not committing adultery. 1 John 2:3-4 King James Version 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. John 14:21 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

@lansan3430 2 жыл бұрын

@@Elsie-May It's been 4 years... since I have realized that Christ's law is His Father's law. Praise YHWH!!!

@Elsie-May 2 жыл бұрын

@@lansan3430 HalleluYAH 🥰💐🙌🏻

@GeorgePenton-np9rh 4 жыл бұрын

The Marian doctrines were taught from the very beginning. The Council of Nicea did not declare that Mary was the mother of God in a vacuum. It didn't just make up the doctrine; it had always been believed. Let's discuss Mary's assumption into Heaven. There is no record in the first centuries that Christians believed this....except the so-called argument from silence. Anywhere else where one of the apostles or one of the major name disciples of Jesus died or was martyred, a church, and usually a basilica church, would be built on the spot. But no such church, basilica, or marker or commemoration of Mary exists or existed. This gives huge evidence that God did assume Mary into Heaven after she died. The sinlessness of Mary can be deduced from the fact that she carried Jesus in her womb for nine months before He was born. How could Mary's sinful blood have circulated with Jesus's sinless Blood during the gestation period? I am speaking of original sin here, of course. And if she was spared from the effects of original sin it is easy to deduce that she committed no actual sins----tge rest of us sin so much because of the effects of original sin we inherited from Adam and Eve. Infallibility is also a deduced doctrine----Jesus founded the Church so that His work could continue on earth. If the Church were allowed to teach error then people would become confused as to what is the truth. Papal infallibility? The pope's infallibility is only part of the Church's infallibility in general----the pope is the chief pastor of the Church, after Jesus, so the Holy Spirit keeps the pope from publicly teaching error.

@jesseayotte6925 4 жыл бұрын

George Penton only one sinless human being, incredible to suggest that there could be another.....serious idolatry. Christ alone could be sinless as he was truly human and truly God.

@GeorgePenton-np9rh 4 жыл бұрын

@@jesseayotte6925 Why couldn't God have made Mary sinless if He wanted to? Adam and Eve were born sinless. The angels were all created sinless, and only about a third of them ever sinned. The Bible says John the Baptist was without sin from his mother's womb. And if Jesus gestated inside Mary's womb for nine months, and if she had sinful blood (the effects of original sin), then her sinful blood would have circulated with Jesus's sinful Blood, and Jesus would have had sinful blood pumping through His Body, and that couldn't be. So Mary must have been preserved from the effects of original sin. Why do humans sins so much? Because we carry the effects of original sin, and since Mary didn't have that, she was able to live a sinless life.

@jesseayotte6925 4 жыл бұрын

George Penton Adam and Eve were originally sinless. After their sin, they and all humans after had a sin nature. Nowhere in the Bible does it say Mary or John lived a sinless life. This blood speculation is simply that, speculative nonsense. Romans 3:23 “For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God...”

@psallen5099 4 жыл бұрын

Luther said if you have faith alone you could commit adultery 1000 times a day and still go to heaven. That’s not what Jesus said. After he forgave the adulterous woman he said “go and sin more”.

@Rahullazarus 3 жыл бұрын

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.

@coffeehousedialogue5684 3 жыл бұрын

Okay. Assuming you properly quoted Luther, that would mean he was wrong about the *implication* of Sola Fide, not about Sola Fide itself. The word pistis (often translated "faith") means loyalty. Loyalty would imply covenant obligations fulfilled by nature. Knowing that, and the fact the Lord is the one that imparts in us the heart for it, where's the issue?

@mgreene011 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rahullazarus Amen.

@Ryan_Zell 3 жыл бұрын

The Early Heresy of Faith Alone. The Three Heresies Found in the New Testament The Judaizers Requiring Gentiles to be Circumciszed (Acts 15) Justification by Faith Alone (James 1 and 2) The Early Heresy of Gnosticism/Dualism (1 John 1:1-2)

@Wgaither1 3 жыл бұрын

You must really like R C Sproul

@Ryan_Zell 3 жыл бұрын

@@Wgaither1 I love RC Sproul because he is my neighbor. But like you, he is not my Brother in Christ. He worships a lower christ.

@Wgaither1 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ryan_Zell You are right he’s not your brother in Christ, because you have to be in Christ

@Ryan_Zell 2 жыл бұрын

@@Wgaither1 That is correct. He is not a brother in Chri any more than you are. I pray you find the True Christ. YOU imbeciles believe in a christ made in the image and likeness of whomever is the creator of your current denomination.

@Ryan_Zell 2 жыл бұрын

@@Wgaither1 My mission is to bring my Protestant friends to the true Christ. 👍

@johmad9893 Жыл бұрын

CATHOLIC HERESY I REJECT THEM COMPLETELY AND STRONGLY JESUS ALONE AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS I RECEIVED. FULL STOP.

@khongcogihetdau 3 жыл бұрын

though I have ALL FAITH, so that I could remove mountains, and have not LOVE, I am NOTHING. How then is it that faith, in itself, is not sufficient to reach the goal? 1 Corinthians 13 KJV 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

@khongcogihetdau 3 жыл бұрын

Correspondingly, Christian faith, like Christian hope, is not faith in progress, whose goal is the triumph of reason over religion. Faith in progress is a purely mechanical and materialistic notion of faith that evolved in response to the rise of Marxism and communism. In our age it is intertwined with economic liberalism and the prosperity gospel. Christian faith is interwoven with hope and love. Hope sustains it, and charity makes it incarnate. Charity is “the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God” (CCC 1822). St. Thomas Aquinas showed how the three theological virtues are related in the order of precedence and the order of perfection. In the order of precedence, faith comes first, followed by hope and then charity. In Thomas’s view, a man loves a thing because he apprehends it as his good. When we believe a person to be good, we develop hope in that person and then proceed to love him or her. But in the order of perfection, charity precedes faith and hope, for it is through charity that they reach their fullness as virtues. Hence, charity is the “mother and the root of all the virtues.” Aquinas’s view is grounded in Scripture. St. Paul taught that of all the theological virtues the greatest is love (1 Cor. 13:13). Love, here called charity and understood in this context as Christian love, never fails, because the goal of our faith and what we hope for is the presence of God - and God is Love (1 John 4:8). Thus, although faith and hope can exist without charity, they are not perfect and Christian without charity. On the other hand, charity is impossible without faith and hope because you have to have faith in God and hope in Him in order to commit your total self in love to Him. As St. Thomas stated: Wherefore just as friendship with a person would be impossible, if one disbelieved in, or despaired of, the possibility of their fellowship or familiar colloquy; so too, friendship with God, which is charity, is impossible without faith, so as to believe in this fellowship and colloquy with God, and to hope to attain to this fellowship. Faith dovetails with hope and matures in charity. The life of faith is truly redemptive if there is hope for a future glory and a true friendship with God, which is charity. The work of Christian faith is charity, and the eternal expectation connected with it is hope. The journey of faith means growing in all three of these essential virtues.

@MrKev1664 3 жыл бұрын

@@khongcogihetdau Christ be with you yes so faith is never alone God bless you

@FrDavid-wy2qt 3 жыл бұрын

Read Mathew 25:31-46 and forget "faith alone." Only the Catholic (and Orthodox) Church follows the Bible. Your brother in Christ, Fr. Dave

@codyvandal2860 3 жыл бұрын

"For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from the works of the law." (Romans 3:28) If the Catholic Church follows the Bible where is it explained in the Bible that there is a purgatory - a separate third place where people can go other than Heaven or Hell to spend time.. and that buying indulgences from the Church reduce that? Where does it say in the Bible that Mary should be prayed to to intercede on our behalf to Jesus Christ? Where does it say that humans or angels or saints should be prayed to instead of God? The Bible calls that idolatry. " I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book" (Rev 22:18)

@FrDavid-wy2qt 3 жыл бұрын

@@codyvandal2860 The Bible contains many references to purgatory. Here is one: "If a man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet only so as through fire." (1 Corinthians 3:15) Jesus himself communicated with, and took comfort from, Saints Moses and Elijah (Luke 9:30-31) and from Angels (Luke 22:41-44). The Catholic Church agrees we are not saved by "works of the law" (Romans 3:28) because Jesus fulfilled the old law. Catholics are saved by belief in Jesus and Baptism (Mark 16:16). However, the Bible is clear - faith without works has no power to save (James 2:24-26). The Bible says word-for-word that justification is "not by faith alone." (James 2:24). The Catholic and Orthodox Churches follow the Bible more closely than any other religion on the face of the earth! Christ love you brother! Fr. Dave

@codyvandal2860 3 жыл бұрын

@@FrDavid-wy2qt Somehow I just knew you were going to go to James 2:24 😁 It's not that faith without works has no power to save. Because imagine someone who is paralyzed from the neck down. They can do no good works and therefore they are condemned? Of course not. It's that if one actually has a saving faith that will be evident by one's works. The works are the proofs of one's salvation and not the cause of it. You really say that 1 Corinthians 3:15 means "there is a third location in the afterlife that souls go to and they spend time their waiting before they go to heaven and if you give us money that sentence can be reduced?" The whole chapter in context doesn't suggest that at all. I don't know how in the world you get that? Do you have any other verses that support the existence of this third destination? Jesus himself may have communicated with saints and angels but that doesn't mean you should pray to them or worship (venerate) them. Recall Lot falling at the feet of the angels and them telling him to get up because they are just servants like him? "As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” (Luke 11:27) I don't mean to be disrespectful or unkind. But I would like to ask you a sincere question. If (when) the Catholic Church says that people who don't accept Christ can go to heaven, homosexual (sodomite) 'marriage' is acceptable to God, and that abortion is a woman's right will you continue to accept the infallibility of the Pope and the Magisterium? Or will you call them an apostate body?

@FrDavid-wy2qt 3 жыл бұрын

@@codyvandal2860 My beloved brother Christ! I will have to answer your many questions in parts: 1. The Catholic Church agrees we are not saved by works but by grace through faith in Christ and Baptism (Mark 16:16) but we believe Christ and the Bible when He/it says that those who do not forgive will not be forgiven (Mathew 6:15), those who let the poor starve will go to the place prepared for the devil and his angels (25:41-46), those who commit sorcery, adultery, immorality, etc. "shall not inherent the Kingdom of God" (Galatians 5:20-21), Baptism "now saves you" (1 Peter 3:21), "unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood you have no life in you" (John 6:54) a man is not justified "by faith alone" (James 2:24), and many, many other passages that are incompatible with "faith alone." 2. As for the paralyzed person, each will be judged only according to what he/she has received in this life. The person with one talent will not be judged as the person with five talents. Christ is merciful. 3) Catholics worship only God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 4) The "Hail Mary" prayer comes almost word for word from Luke 1:28 and 1:41-43. It is the words of the Angel Gabriel and of the Holy Spirit speaking through Elizabeth. 5. Their are many Bible passages referencing a temporary state that is not Heaven or hell. As mentioned, in 1 Corinthians 3:15, a person on judgement day will suffer as through fire but still be saved. If it were Heaven there would be no suffering - if it were hell he would not be saved. Also, St. Paul mentions baptizing for the dead (1 Corinthians 15:29) - if they were in Heaven they would not need Baptism and if in hell Baptism would not help them. Likewise, Jesus said on judgment day some would receive only a light beating (Luke 12:48 - no one is beat in Heaven and there are no light beatings in hell. Additionally, Paul appeared to pray for a dead person (2 Timothy 16-18) and the dead were certainly prayed for in the book that Luther removed from the Old Testament (it is in original versions of the King James Bible): "Therefore he (Maccabee) made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin." (2 Maccabees 12:46). Again, if they were in Heaven, they would not need prayers and in hell prayers would not save them. 5. The Catholic Church will never teach that the sins you mentioned or that there is salvation outside of Christ because the Church is "the pillar and bulwark of truth" (1 Timothy 3:25). If it's individual leaders fall into the grave error of teaching the things you mentioned, they would not be schismatics but heretics - I would remain with the Church that Christ founded until that storm passed-by because Christ prayed that we be one (John 17:11). Please let me know if I did not answer any of the questions you wanted answered! Your brother in Christ! Fr. Dave

@inthedark334 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is a calvinist. He does not believe in faith alone he's a calvinist he believes the only way one person can be saves is if God draws him. So to say that he believes in faith alone is not accurate at all. On top of this I see a lot of people quoting Matthew and the Book of James ignoring the fact that the Book of James is to the Twelve Tribes scattered abroad you're not the Twelve Tribes scattered abroad you are a new creature called the body of Christ not the Twelve Tribes. And the Book of Matthew is referring to is real in time passed before the body of Christ existed we read and study all of these books but all of these books are not directly to us. You have to keep them according to their dispensation. But this guy does not believe in that he is a calvinist he does not believe in free will

@archangel_metatron 2 жыл бұрын

The Earth is Hell in the future. It gets hit by an asteroid and pushed toward the sun. Isaiah 13:13, 2 Peter 3, and Revelation 9.

@jedimasterham2 Жыл бұрын

@schwizelled 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I can't imagine where he got that from... "3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. " Eph 1:3-6

@jedimasterham2 7 ай бұрын

@@schwizelled A verse commonly misquoted by Calvinists. Most ignore the “us in Him,” which simply means anyone in the body of Jesus Christ. It’s not that God chose some for salvation prior to creation, but the means for salvation was planned before creation. You’re misunderstanding the English text to mean something it doesn’t. Roman Catholics do the same thing with Peter being the “rock,” and Mormons/NAR do the same regarding scripture they think calls is gods.

@schwizelled 7 ай бұрын

@@jedimasterham2 No, I am not misunderstanding and that is a highly questionable hermeneutic. Actually, it makes no sense at all, either from the Greek or a translation. "us in Him," of course means anyone in the body of Christ, the elect, who were chosen before the foundation of the world. And if verse 4 isn't clear, continue into verse 5. He chose us --> to adoption (i.e. justified) --> according to the kind intention of His will. It is clear and it is you who are reading your theology into the text. I'm sure you'll come back with an explanation of verse 5, or any other that I may reference. You're obviously just interested in creating a stir since you're commenting on an RC Sproul lecture and refer to Calvinism as a cult. Think on this: the doctrine of election is offensive to the human sensibilities. I agree. Do you really think that the hundreds of faithful Bible expositors that have existed over the centuries would teach it if they did not see it clearly taught in Scripture? Luther, Warfield, Spurgeon, Whitfield, etc... men who loved scripture and loved the truth it contained, why would they teach something so offensive if it was not the truth taught by His Word?

@jedimasterham2 7 ай бұрын

@@schwizelled Your view of the scripture is problematic. First, you're quite literally taking a verse out of context to promote Calvinist philosophy. Second, if you believe God predetermined sinners to be saved, then it means God predetermined sinners to hell. This view is inherently unbiblical, and is more like Islam than Christianity. Further, this view is firmly opposed to Scripture, because we know God loves everyone, and desires all people to be saved and come to knowledge of the truth. So why God would contradict Himself demonstrates that Calvinism simply lacks argumentative and Biblical merit. They're fixating on obscure words in an attempt to make their philosophy stick. With respect, Calvinism is not Christian, in the same way Roman Catholicism and Seventh Day Adventism is not Christian. And before you say "you just don't understand reformed theology," please understand that I do.

@schwizelled 7 ай бұрын

@@jedimasterham2 And I would say your view of scripture is one in which you've imposed your own ideals into it so that you have a god that is amenable to you, rather than taking in the whole council of God and all of His attributes He has demonstrated within it. He is absolutely sovereign and is glorified in showing His mercy to the elect as well as pouring out His perfect justice on those whom He prepared for destruction. Yes, it is Biblical. The whole point of all of this, all of creation and the entire redemption story, is that He would be glorified, and He is glorified in the demonstration of His attributes, irrespective of your approval of the means by which He does it. Anyway, enjoy your man-centered, creature-glorifying theology. I will stick with Scripture.

@billmartin3561 3 жыл бұрын

He completely dismisses many passages of the Bible, many red letter words of Christ himself, that refer to doing good works, and avoiding evil works, for salvation. We are justified by grace through faith in Christ - he is the doorway - but we must cooperate with his grace. Hate to tell you, but the Catholic position is correct on this issue. Some verses, I welcome you to refute any of these words of Christ and Paul. Matthew 5:17-20; Matthew 6:14-15; Matthew 19:42; Matthew 12:34-37; Matthew 13:24-30,36-42; Matthew 13:47-50; Matthew 18:34-35; Matthew 19:16-30; Matthew 25:31-46; Luke 10:25-37; John 3:16-21; John 5:28-29; John 14:12-15; Romans 1:16-17; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 11:6; 1 Corinthians 5:3-5; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Galatians 5:19-26; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 5:1-5; Colossians 1:9-10; Titus 1:15-16; Titus 3:4-8; Hebrews 10:26-29; James 2:14-26; 2 Peter 1:5-11; 1 John 2:3-6; Revelation 20:11-15.

@mgreene011 3 жыл бұрын

Death has several meanings in in the Bible.

@joshuatheo1419 Жыл бұрын

The red letters are not more authoritative or inspired than the black letters.

@heb597 3 жыл бұрын

@my600_lblife 3 жыл бұрын

How is good works being a fruit of faith contradictory?

@heb597 3 жыл бұрын

@@my600_lblife t Because if man will always sin, then good works is not fruit of slavation.

@mgreene011 3 жыл бұрын

@@heb597 A person can be a sinner and still do good works.

@heb597 3 жыл бұрын

@@mgreene011 You just proved my point that you are not saved based on the syllogism. You believe that a saved person will produce good fruit and not bad fruit. Since a you have no faith and believe that God cannot help you to stop sinning, you are not saved.

@mgreene011 3 жыл бұрын

I know God raised Christ Jesus from the dead , and if we believe in Him then we will have eternal salvation. Which currently possess and cannot lose. My security in In Christ is not because of the doctrine of Sola Fide, but because Jesus Christ’a promise and the Holy Spirit that has entered me.You however believe the person who isn’t doing good works must not be saved which is absolute Boulder Dash. It’s like this, suppose I asked you if you believe that the president is going to keep his promise and yoynrespond “yes.” Then I ask “well then why aren’t you following his laws? Do you see how the second question doesn’t even follow from the first? Yes, a person can take up their cross and follow Christ but it is an extremely difficult thing to do and it is not a requirement for salvation! However, we will be rewarded in heaven for our good works, but they are not sufficient to get us there. Look to Christ Jesus And what he said for proof that you have eternal life and not to your works.

@tinman1955 5 жыл бұрын

Faith alone is unbiblical. "You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone." -James 2:24 "For by grace you have been saved....not of works...." -Ephesians 2:8-9

@seanlipscomb2118 5 жыл бұрын

Tin Man I guess it depends on your definition of faith. No one says “sola belief”. Faith produces works and James was talking about the identifiers we use for ourselves and others. Faith, mostly meaning trust, would HAVE to produce works. It isn’t possible to put your trust in something or someone and then contradict that in your heart and in the world on an abundant basis. Faith is what saves, works are a byproduct of the faith we place in truth we know.

@wilberteric 4 жыл бұрын

@@seanlipscomb2118 Amen bro

@reformedcatholic457 4 жыл бұрын

St. Augustine commentary on James 2 And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. - James 2:23 That Abraham believed God deep in his heart is a matter of faith alone, but that he took his son to sacrifice him . . . is not just a great act of faith but a great work as well. (Sermons 2.9) - Augustine of Hippo And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. - James 2:23 Abraham is the image of someone who is justified by faith alone, since what he believed was credited to him as righteousness. But he is also approved because of his works, since he offered up his son Isaac on the altar. (Gen 22:10-18) Of course he did not do this work by itself; in doing it, he remained firmly anchored in his faith, believing that through Isaac his seed would be multiplied until it was as numerous as the stars - Oecumenius

@thetrinitysolution9631 4 жыл бұрын

@@reformedcatholic457 Are you saying that James contradicts Paul? Paul says in Romans 4 that justification is obtained by the one "who does not work."

@reformedcatholic457 4 жыл бұрын

@@thetrinitysolution9631 Read the context of Romans 4 shows justification is by faith. James shows faith throughout the Christian life without works is dead.