Justification And Faith Analysis

The topic, whether justification and faith are connected has been discussed overtime. In this piece Martin Luther specifically addresses the issues that may arise by misunderstanding the importance of justification and faith, and how it is related to God’s grace. Another aspect, that Luther touches through this work deals with the importance of good works, and how often people misunderstand the meaning of good works. He further explains why it is significant. He also spends more time on explaining justification by bringing in examples from the Scripture. The article also talks about that by further explanations, both the Lutheran and the Roman Catholic church has arrived to a common ground, where they both claim that justification is only possible by God’s grace through faith in Christ.
The first part of the document talks about the biblical passages that support the claim that justification is from God, and that believers are not able to earn it, but receive it by God’s grace through faith. The first Bible verse that highlights the importance of this is the following, “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that …show more content…
Salvation has been granted to everyone who believes, which is repeatedly preached at churches. Personally, I know that even though I try hard, I still fall and sin over again; moreover, I believe that I am incapable of earning my salvation on my own. This topic has always reminded of me of God’s awesomeness. As I have learned about other religions, I realized that other gods always require more from people; whereas, our God has clearly revealed Himself to us through the Scripture. He declared that the price is paid, and we just need to believe and have faith. There is nothing greater then to know that God is loving, and that faith is all we need (sola fide – as Luther has referred to