Saturday, October 7, 2017
Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
FAITH ALONE
IT'S BY FAITH ALONE! As the Holy Spirit transforms our hearts from degenerate to regenerate, faith alone is the gift by which the blessings of salvation are received. By faith alone, not by works, nor together with works, lest the Gospel be annulled and Christ be robbed of His full glory as our Savior.
The story is told of a converted American Indian who was asked to show what he understood by grace and faith alone. Placing a worm on the ground, he surrounded it with a circle of dry twigs and then lit the twigs. Watching the worm squirm and wiggle as it sought an impossible escape, the man then reached down and lifted the worm out. So sinful man with all his "squirming and wiggling" cannot escape the hell-fire which surrounds him. Only the Hand of God reaching down from heaven to pluck him from these fires can rescue him.
Salvation unto us has come
By God's free grace and favor;
Good works cannot avert our doom,
They help and save us never.
Faith looks to Jesus Christ alone,
Who did for all the world atone;
He is our one Redeemer.
