Justification by faith or justification by works?
Justification by faith or justification by works?
“Justification is a term that describes the event whereby persons are set or declared to be in right relation to god.” Justification by god is presented by Paul to be done only when you have faith and not because of your good deeds/works. On the other hand, James states that justification by god is done threw good works.
Paul’s letter to the Romans in chapter 4 begins by referring to the Old Testament. The Old Testament taught the same message about faith. He uses Abraham and David as an example to show that they received rightesnous threw faith and not threw their good deeds. Abraham, the ancestor of Jewish people, discovered how to be righteous. He did not become righteous because of his work because if he did he could boast about it. Abraham could boast to other people about his works but not to god. Abraham trusted god and god accepted his faith. Abraham therefore received justification. An example of this is seen in 4.18-23 when Abraham puts his faith in god for god promised him he would become “ the father of many nations”. Although Abraham is over 100 years old, and his wife Sarah is also old too, Abraham has faith in what God promised him. “ No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith and he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that god was able to do what he had promised. Therefore his faith was reckoned to him as righteousness” (4.18-23) Abraham’s faith only grew stronger which was considered as righteousness and therefore he was justified. Furthermore, Paul states in his letter that justification is not achieved threw work it is achieved threw faith. “Now to one who works wages are not reckoned as a gift but as some thing due. But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly such faith is reckoned as righteousness.” (4.4-6) When a person works they doesn’t receive their pay as a gift but because they have earned it. On the other
“Justification is a term that describes the event whereby persons are set or declared to be in right relation to god.” Justification by god is presented by Paul to be done only when you have faith and not because of your good deeds/works. On the other hand, James states that justification by god is done threw good works.
Paul’s letter to the Romans in chapter 4 begins by referring to the Old Testament. The Old Testament taught the same message about faith. He uses Abraham and David as an example to show that they received rightesnous threw faith and not threw their good deeds. Abraham, the ancestor of Jewish people, discovered how to be righteous. He did not become righteous because of his work because if he did he could boast about it. Abraham could boast to other people about his works but not to god. Abraham trusted god and god accepted his faith. Abraham therefore received justification. An example of this is seen in 4.18-23 when Abraham puts his faith in god for god promised him he would become “ the father of many nations”. Although Abraham is over 100 years old, and his wife Sarah is also old too, Abraham has faith in what God promised him. “ No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith and he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that god was able to do what he had promised. Therefore his faith was reckoned to him as righteousness” (4.18-23) Abraham’s faith only grew stronger which was considered as righteousness and therefore he was justified. Furthermore, Paul states in his letter that justification is not achieved threw work it is achieved threw faith. “Now to one who works wages are not reckoned as a gift but as some thing due. But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly such faith is reckoned as righteousness.” (4.4-6) When a person works they doesn’t receive their pay as a gift but because they have earned it. On the other