What does the Bible say about justification by faith?
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The Bible teaches that sinners are declared righteous before God by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ, not by works of the law or personal merit. Romans 3:28 and Galatians 2:16 plainly affirm that justification is through faith apart from works, while Romans 4:5 celebrates God’s grace in justifying the ungodly who believe. Because Christ died for us, believers have peace with God and are justified by His blood, as Romans 5:1 and 5:9 teach. Ephesians 2:8-9 likewise excludes boasting, since salvation is God’s gift. James 2:24 does not contradict this gospel, but shows that true, living faith is evidenced by obedient works. In Christ, believers are made new creations.
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- Romans 3:28 4 votes
We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
- Romans 5:1 4 votes
Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
- Galatians 2:16 4 votes
yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
- Romans 3:20 3 votes
Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
- Romans 4:5 2 votes
But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
- Galatians 2:21 2 votes
I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”
- James 2:24 2 votes
You see then that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.
- Ephesians 2:8-9 2 votes
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast.
- Romans 5:9 2 votes
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 2 votes
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
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