Jan 17

Romans 3:28
Memorise Romans 3:28
“The just shall live by faith”

The appropriation of this precious salvation is by grace through faith. Faith is necessary and faith is also a gift from God. Romans 3:28 clearly tells us that we are justified by faith without any works or deeds of the law. Faith is believing what God says in His Word. All that God teaches   in the Scripture in the past and about the future, we believe and we live our present life in the light of these truths. To doubt God’s teachings is to have no faith, for we show that we do not believe in God and His promises. The journey of our salvation is from faith to faith ie. we begin with faith, continue in faith and end in faith (Romans 1:17).

Sola fide alone is a key difference not only between Protestant theology and Catholic theology  but  between  biblical  Christianity  and  almost  all other religions and teachings. The teaching that we are declared righteous by God (justified) on the basis of our faith in Christ alone, and not by works is a line that divides most cults from biblical Christianity. Biblical Christianity is distinct from every other religion in that it is centred on what God has accomplished through Christ’s finished work at Calvary, while all other religions are based on works and human achievement.

Dear teen, can you now differentiate between a true gospel and a false one? What about the belief that mankind can unite to bring a better world and be as gods? Can you pick out their errors? First, is our hope of a better life in this world or in heaven? What other errors can you spot? Today, your friends who attend Charismatic churches may question and cause you to doubt whether your faith alone is sufficient to save, and thus persuade you that you also need the experience of tongue speaking to prove you are truly saved! These friends seem to be so spiritual because they have ‘seen’ or ‘experienced’ the power of the Holy Spirit through their ‘tongue speaking experience’. Do realise that by trusting in these experiences, they are no longer walking by faith, but walking by sight instead. When God’s Word tells you that salvation is by faith alone, believe it!

Thought: Faith is just believing, what God says He will do!
Prayer: Lord, help me to walk by faith and not by sight.