Justification by Faith Alone and Yet by Repentance Too

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A reader sent me a famous sermon by John Wesley entitled, “The Scripture Way of Salvation.” You can read the sermon here. It is well worth reading.   I was thrilled when I found a fantastic statement by Wesley on justification by faith alone. He wrote:  Faith is the condition, and the only condition, of justification. It
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Justification by Faith and Salvation by Works? — The Key to Understanding Romans 10:9-10

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 “…that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.   For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”  Romans 10:9-10 is found in most gospel tracts. It is widely
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Scot McKnight Explains What Faith Really Is

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Justification by faith alone taken at face value means justification by faith alone. However, more and more today Evangelicals are saying that justification by faith alone means justification by submission and obedience.  One of the leading Christian bloggers is New Testament scholar Dr. Scot McKnight. His blog is called Jesus Creed. McKnight published a commentary
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