Galatians 2:15-16 (NIV) 15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. We are not justified (made right with God) based on anything we do, only by the precious blood of the AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who sent His Son that we might be justified

Galatians 2:15-21 (NIV) 15  We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person is not justified So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. --- 19  “For through No one, writes Paul, will be justified by the works of the law (v16). "A person is not justified [made righteous] by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ."

Galatians 2:16 (NIV) [We] know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. And the same apostle says that we are justified “freely” or “by grace” through redemption in Jesus Christ David: “Lord, do not enter into judgment with your servants, for before you no living person shall be justified

credited as a gift but as an obligation. 5  However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies And therefore we justly say with Paul that we are justified “by faith alone” or by faith “apart from However, we do not mean, properly speaking, that it is faith itself that justifies us— for faith is only God justifies the ungodly , which is exactly what you would be were it not for His grace at work in your AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who justifies the ungodly that trust in Him

26  he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies No, because of the law that requires faith. 28  For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart And therefore we justly say with Paul that we are justified “by faith alone” or by faith “apart from However, we do not mean, properly speaking, that it is faith itself that justifies us— for faith is only AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, the one who is both just and who justifies

loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. 15  He said to them, “You are the ones who justify Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 23: The Justification of Sinners And the same apostle says that we are justified “freely” or “by grace” through redemption in Jesus Christ David: “Lord, do not enter into judgment with your servants, for before you no living person shall be justified You might be an expert in "justifying yourself in the eyes of others," Jesus tells the Pharisees (and

they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. 16  The Lord is known by his acts of justice just judgment, not only for their unbelief but also for all their other sins, in order to display his justice hurt us or somebody we love, we want them to get what they have coming, and who better to deliver that justice David isn't simply asking God for revenge, He's asking God to demonstrate His holy justice, which requires

2  If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God. credited as a gift but as an obligation. 5  However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies Paul writes, to the one who... trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 22 - Our Justification Through Faith And therefore we justly say with Paul that we are justified “by faith alone” or by faith “apart from However, we do not mean, properly speaking, that it is faith itself that justifies us— for faith is only Paul puts it this way in Romans 4:5 - To the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 23: The Justification of Sinners And the same apostle says that we are justified “freely” or “by grace” through redemption in Jesus Christ David: “Lord, do not enter into judgment with your servants, for before you no living person shall be justified This is why this doctrine of justification is so crucial to Christianity: that Jesus took your sin upon