AN EXPOSITION OF GALATIANS 2:11-16 11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. There is a tendency to romanticize the past. Those who have reached any age of maturity tend to remember the past as the “good ole days,” and contrast them… Continue reading The Day St. Peter Stopped Loving Others
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Read the Book of Romans
One of the gifts of grace God has given to the church is the gift of theologians. Theologians are individuals of prodigious intellect who are devoted to the study of the truth of Scripture. They are passionate for the things of Christ. The most excellent of all the theologians is the apostle Paul. Paul stands… Continue reading Read the Book of Romans
Justification: The Protestant View
The motto of the Reformation in relation to justification was Sola Fide, or by faith alone. This term was shorthand for believing in Christ alone. Rome also stressed that faith was vital to justification. However, Rome said that faith was a necessary condition, but not a sufficient condition for justification. Faith is one plank of… Continue reading Justification: The Protestant View
How Can A Sinner Be Justified Before God? The Catholic View
The term justification, means that act by which God declares sinners to be just in His sight. The English word justification comes from the Latin Vulgate, justificara, to make righteous. The Catholic Church defined justification on the basis of the Latin term, and not on the Greek term for justification, which is, dikaiosune, to declare… Continue reading How Can A Sinner Be Justified Before God? The Catholic View
