By Joel R. Beeke As a doctrine, justification by faith alone is much more than the centerpiece of the Protestant Reformation, or a cardinal truth of the Reformed faith. It certainly is those things, but even more importantly, justification by faith alone offers the only way for fallen human beings to find the way back […]
the Gospel vs. Legalism: We’ve heard it said that justification means ‘just as if I’d never sinned’! Someone has responded that it could not mean that because we in fact have sinned. What is it about this important belief that separates orthodoxy from heresy? The nature of the gospel was the centerpiece of the Protestant Reformation,…sola fide, or justification by grace alone through faith alone in the finished work of Christ alone. Pseudo-Christian groups and all false religion require some measure of human works as a requirement to attain eternal life. Paul warns about this in many passages (1Cor.1:29-30; 2Cor.5:21; 11:34, 12-15: Gal. 1:6-9; Rom. 10:1-4: Eph. 2: 4-10). Find out more here: