So far from teaching justification by faith alone, the Bible inculcates the exact contrary, while its sufficiency as the source of faith could be proved from its own pages, if at all, only by a vicious circle.
As the sufficiency of the Bible without Tradition is the formal principle of “orthodox” Protestantism, so justification by faith alone may be said to be its material principle.
The old doctrine of justification by faith alone has in great part lost the charm it once exercised over the hearts of the German people.
On the principle of justification by faith alone, the character of the true Church must be wholly expressed in something incorporeal.
From all my experience in what pertains to heaven and hell I can bear witness that all those who from their doctrine have professed faith alone, and whose life has been evil, are in hell.
When the man of scientific spirit approaches the Book which can reveal its truths to =faith alone=, he will not be unscientific enough to refuse faith to its statements and use his =intellect= alone.
Behind the historical, and the literary, and the textual, and the philosophical criticism must be a spiritual discernment, born of faith alone, which both dominates and regulates all the rest.
The Judaizers, then, maintained that a man is saved by faith and works; whereas Paul maintained that a man is saved by faith alone.
He said to Peter in effect, "You and I are quite agreed about the principle of justification by faith alone; why, therefore, do you belie your principles by your conduct?
James does not, therefore, deny the doctrine of justification by faith alone.
The demand was directly contrary to the great principle of justification by faith alone; for it made salvation depend partly upon human merit.
The fanatics, particularly Carlstadt, were not slow in attacking Luther on account of his doctrine of faith alone.
He perceived the “dangers to the interior life which might arise from the stress laid on faith alone, viz.
Barge, in his Life of Carlstadt, says, that Luther in his letter to Melanchthon had reduced “his doctrine of Justification by faith alone to the baldest possible formula.
By faith alone in Christ, not through love, not because of love or works, do we acquire the remission of sins, although love follows faith.
Therefore by faith alone we are justified, understanding justification as the making of a righteous man out of an unrighteous, or that he be regenerated.
Part 5 That We Obtain Remission of Sins by Faith Alone in Christ.
Thou seest that Paul here, as in almost all other places, treats much of faith; that we are not justified by works, but by faith alone.
Here we see plainly that the Holy Ghost cometh to the saints, not by works, but by faith alone.
But here we must observe the words of the apostle; he calls him a servant that is occupied in works without faith, of which we have already treated at large; but he calls him a son which is righteous by faith alone.
Does not the doctrine of justification by faith alone, without the deeds of the Law, abolish the holy and good Law of God?
Luther was right in teaching justification by faith alone, by faith without works.
But the principles of religion do not depend on demonstrations and arguments, but on faith alone; and whoever attempts to prove them by a train of reasoning, tends to subvert the foundations of the whole fabric.
Open the Word, read it, and you will see this clearly, but the while remove the thoughts from faith and justification by faith alone.
Hence it is that man cannot be reformed by faith alone, but by the love of the will which makes a faith for itself.
If he does, he is justified or pardoned before he communes; if he is destitute of this faith, his communing cannot justify or pardon him; for man is justified by faith alone.
Generally speaking, a movement in the direction of the doctrine of “faith alone” is noticeable throughout his work.
Nevertheless Luther himself was affrighted at the theory of faith alone, and imputation.
Only at a later date does he learn, or thinks he learns, how it is to be obtained (by faith alone).
Now this is not accomplished by works, but by faith alone.
For the word of God cannot be received and honoured by any works, but by faith alone.
For you see that the First Commandment, which says, "Thou shalt worship one God only," is fulfilled by faith alone.
Hence it is clear that as the soul needs the word alone for life and justification, so it is justified by faith alone, and not by any works.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "faith alone" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
