Declaration Of Righteousness Through Christ

Evangelical critics comment that when one speaks of justification it is indeed necessary but not firmly sufficient to underscore that believers are both justified and kept by grace. The ground of divine acceptance must be made patently clear. It is neither by our works, nor our love, that we are justified.

Verse 17." But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are

Martin Luther wrestled over justification his whole life, it tore him apart and tore him away from the church. He set out to challenge the belief of the church at the time. He came to the opinion, from his study of the gospel and the early church, that justification comes from God’s gift of grace, that only must be accepted through faith.

God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, therefore a predetermined path of righteousness or condemnation is contradictory to the core values of Christianity, as it eliminates the need for the will to be saved by Christ. This shows that God does not control our actions, in hopes that we live in accordance to him.

The theme of Romans 5:1-5 Justification by Faith. When believers are justified and declared righteous, we have peace with God. Previously, we learned that the sinful nature of humankind provoked the wrath of God. Then Paul explained that the righteousness of God was needed. Additionally, through God’s grace, His righteousness was revealed to those who believed in Jesus Christ. Now Paul explains that through the death of Christ, believers find peace with God. Believers are no longer disobedient and God is no longer angry. Justification means believers are acquitted of guilt and have a right relationship with God. However, being in right relationship with God does not exempt us from suffering. Just as the grace of God is necessary for believers to be declared righteous, suffering is necessary to give us the strength to press on. Nevertheless, we can be sure that God is with us through our sufferings. Our sufferings give us strength and the glory of God helps us endure through the suffering.

To fully understand Romans 8:1-4, we need to establish a basic concept of the book of Romans. All the way back as far as 57 A.D, the book of Romans is speculated to be written by Tertious, a secretary of the apostle Paul. This is shown in Romans 16:22. Paul intended to write the book, the book of Romans, to help create faith in the Romans. It is speculated that the apostle Paul, with the help of his secretary, wrote the book of Romans in the city of Corinth in Greece.The book of Romans consists of how to believe in God and that we are not saved through our own sin but through Christ Jesus who paid the ultimate price for our sins. In Romans 8:1-4, it talks about how we are not condemned to death because we are saved through Christ Jesus from him dying on the cross.

John Wesley argued Christian perfection throughout his ministry. His quest was holy living. Wesley was focused with the life of holiness than with the philosophy concerning holiness and he was engrossed in the experience than in its principles.

This one short sentence quote allows the readers to realize the important step in self-justification is understanding. Understanding will help prevent a rise in any dissents especially in politics. Although mistakes will be made at any time as human beings, anyone can overcome these mistakes easily without any conflicts if people understand each other.

* Justification- God’s act of declaring and accepting a person as righteous in His sight. God pardons sinners who accept Christ and treats them as not guilty – just as if they had never sinned.

The Case for Faith, was written by Lee Strobel who at the time was an outspoken atheist. Strobel set out on a mission to disprove the Christian faith. Along the way, as he gathered information he was slowly convinced that there was truth to the religion. In result of his findings Strobel published three books to help explain his findings. In this book he discusses objections that arise in the minds of believers. Strobel discusses eight different objection, thoroughly explains them, and provides deep information to help resolve these objections. Some of the issues that he touched on are tilled; Since Evil and Suffering Exist, A Loving God Cannot, A Loving God Would Never Torture People in Hell, and I Still Have Doubts, So I Can't Be a Christian. Within each obligation Strobel includes Bible verses and professional explanations on objection at hand. The most beneficial sections are those where he gives simple analogies that can benefit anybody no matter where one is in the faith journey.

Finishing the book, a reflective sense of enjoyment is around the experience, after already taking the time to delve deeper into the questions of the Christian faith. Overall, The Case for Faith was an enjoyable read having taken the time to address the major objections that non-believers commonly hold, arguing the validity of faith in the Christian Religion. Meanwhile, the use of direct investigative style when recounting interviews conducted thoroughly continued to engage the viewer in its writing, remaining dynamic in its delivery of philosophical questions offered by Lee Strobel and those he works with. Thus, the addition of thought provoking questions that plague those who may have doubt in their faith are introduced to proofs that enforce their

A few Christians hold the possibility that faith and reason are in strife, separated by some unbridgeable gap. They imagine that one assumes control while the alternate one drops off. In all actuality, faith and reason cooperate flawlessly to help us know and love our Maker. Numerous Christians see a contention amongst reason and faith. From one perspective, God instructs us to reason (Isaiah 1:18). We are to have a justifiable reason/purpose behind what we accept, and we are to be constantly prepared to impart that motivation to other individuals (1 Peter 3:15). So we endeavor to show unbelievers that our faith in the Scriptures is sensible, legitimized, and intelligently solid. The Bible bodes well. In addition, we should have faith. We should trust God and not incline toward our own particular comprehension (Proverbs 3:5). The Bible lets us know that the "just shall live by faith" (Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11). It appears that we should trust God paying little heed to whether His words sound good to our

Pope John Paul II once said, “Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth – in a word, to know himself – so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves.” (Fallible Blogma) Based on this significant and powerful quote, one can infer that faith and reason are directly associated and related. It can also be implied that the combination of faith and reason allows one to seek information and knowledge about truth and God; based on various class discussions and past academic teachings, it is understood that both faith and reason are the instruments that diverse parties

We need Jesus because there is no hope of salvation without him. This is a concept that holds the basis of Christianity. In this paper I want to go over what I think are the most important pieces of evidence to this thesis: Jesus as the prophesied seed of the women, Jesus as our mediator, prophet, and priest, and lastly Jesus as our king.

Christianity is a faith based on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. (Fisher, 1991) Christianity is a one God religion as presented in the New Testament. Today, Christianity and the church are culturally diverse, even in the aspects of race. It is even said that Sunday mornings is the most segregated time in the world. There is one central belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, all Christians can come to this conclusion. Christianity teaches that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and that we are all under the judgment of God because we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Other religions may often depict that it is only necessary to do some good when it comes to God in order to