Faith and Justification
The Nature of Saving Faith
Justification · 5 verses
Saving faith includes knowledge of the gospel, assent to its truth, and personal trust in Christ alone for salvation. It is not mere intellectual agreement but wholehearted reliance on Jesus as Lord and Savior. This faith, though it comes in varying degrees, always involves turning from self-reliance to Christ-dependence.
Scripture References
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
“And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”
“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:”