"Faith alone” is a confession that our righteousness is not in us, but in Jesus Christ at God’s right hand. It means that we continually confess that we are sinners and have no righteousness to justify us save that which is outside of us in the person of our mediator. It means that life is not fulfilled here and now in this historical process. We know that all that we do is unworthy. Our best deeds, when tried before the undimmed splendor of God’s law, are no better than filthy rags. Notice that Isaiah says that all our ”righteousnesses” - not our “unrighteousnesses” - are filthy rags. [Isaiah 64:6] -- John Robbins, Trinity Review, May 1995.
Martyred for the Gospel
The burning of Tharchbishop of Cant. D. Tho. Cranmer in the town dich at Oxford, with his hand first thrust into the fyre, wherwith he subscribed before. [Click on the picture to see Cranmer's last words.]
Saturday, March 09, 2013
John Robbins: Quote of the Day: Faith Alone
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Right on!
Luke 17:10,
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
Amen, Brandon. The Pharisees do not get it, do they?
NOPE.
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