SERMON: Sola Fide (Justification by Faith Alone)

Portion of a lesson given by Pastor Keith Foskey at Forest Christian Church. For a CD of the entire message, please contact us below.

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Mkfoskey: Define salvation

[ForestChristian]

The end result of salvation, ultimately, is that a person spend eternity in Heaven rather than Hell. The apostle Paul defined how that happens:

"For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast" (Eph 2:8-9)

[ChulaKirby]

@ForestChristian So do I have faith if I believe Jesus built a Church and the gates of hell or hades would not overcome it and it is the pillar and foundation of truth? Deut 18: 20-22, Matt 16:18, 1 Tim 3:15 Do I lack faith in Jesus and His word if I say the devil overcame His Church and it started teaching error?  the word "faith" could mean everything and anything I want it to mean depending on what I want it to mean. faith in some of what He said? Faith in ALL that He said and taught.

[ChulaKirby]

@mkfoskey And so I guess you can judge their works then. Remember the fig tree? It had life but yet it didn't produce. Jesus didn't judge it by it's leaves or if it had life (or looked pretty). It had no fruit (works). Faith without works is dead. Faith is a grace. Works is a grace. Grace being a gift from God. Man has to have FAITH and WORKS. God will not save you on the last day if you misquote scripture at the pearly gates. Do not add the word "alone" at the end when you meet Him.

[ChulaKirby]

@mysteriumaenigma Have you not ever read Martin Luther's where he said "No sin will separate us from the Lamb, even though we commit fornication and murder a thousand times a day." It sounds like you understand the doctrine of Sola Fida. Surely we can throw our Bibles away if murder doesn't matter. Just believe.

[fulcrumpoint]

Thank you for this teaching.

[mysteriumaenigma]

We need to throw away the bible.

All we need is to have faith in Jesus and we will be saved inspite of doing all the nasty sins.

So, we can throw out bible, do nasty sins and we will still be saved. We just need to cry to Jesus once saying, "Jesus I have faith in you, I am a sinner."

Once saved is always saved as Protestants say :)

[mysteriumaenigma]

Martin Luther: Sin Boldly — No sin can separate us from Him, even if we were to kill or commit adultery thousands of times each day

[iotaunam1]

Sola Fide is as Heretical as Sola Scriptura!

It would be funny, if so many gullible and ignorant people did not actually believe it!

[pbaylis1]

I encourage all to read the story of James White's sister - Patty Bonds. Very interesting reading!

[monkigun]

Luther said "Be a sinner and sin boldly.... No sin will separate us from the Lamb, even though we commit fornication and murder 1000 times a day." (Luther's Works, American ed. 48. 282)

This is Sola Fide and it is heretical!

[TroyeHaryanto]

Martin Luther was definitely wrong in his theory 'faith alone' jusifies. St James says faith without works is dead. The Book of Revelations also says clearly on the last day, we will be judged by our WORKS. But Luther threw out both St James which he considered 'an epistle of straw' and Revelations, which he said was not guided by the Holy Spirit!!! See how deluded both he and his followers are... Faith in God has to be reflected in love for your neighbour, and not hate or judgement!!