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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
I. APOLOGY: DEFENDING “JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE”
A. SUMMARY OF DOCTRINAL TRUTH
>1. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: WHAT IT IS
>SOURCE? By God (Rom 3:23-24)
>GROUNDS? By Christ’s righteousness (Rom 3:25)
>MEANS? By faith Alone (Rom 3:26-27; 4:23-25)
>EVIDENCE? By good works (Eph 2:8-10)
>“Sanctification” & “Glorification” (Rom 8:30)
>2. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: WHAT IT IS NOT (Rom 14:23)
B. BIBLICAL SUPPORT
>1. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: OLD TESTAMENT (Ps 143:1-2; Is 26:3-4; 50:7-9; 53:10-11)
>2. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: NEW TESTAMENT (Acts 13:39; Rom. 5:1; Gal 2:16; 5:4)
>3. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: HISTORICAL
II. ATTACK: BATTLE LINES IN HISTORY
A. APOSTOLIC ERA, AD 67
>1. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: CONFLICT (Jas 2:24; 17; I Cor 15:1-2)
>2. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: RESPONSE (Rom 4:2-5)
B. REFORMATION, AD 1517
>1. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: CONFLICT
>2. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: RESPONSE
C. TODAY, AD 2017
>1. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: CONFLICT (Rom. 5:9; Heb. 13:12)
>2. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: RESPONSE
III. APPLICATION: PROCLAMATION OF TRUTH
A. BENEFITS
>1. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: FIRST SAVING FAITH
> “notitia” (knowledge)
> “assensus” (agreement) (Jas 2:19)
> “fiducia” (commitment)
>2. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: THEN WORKS FOLLOW (Mt 5:16)
B. RESULTS
>1. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: SOCIETY (Acts 20:21; Heb 6:1b; Mk 1:14-15)
>2. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: CHURCH
>3. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE: PERSONAL (I Jn 3:6-8)