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Commentary on "Justified by Faith"

MARK MARTIN

 

Day 4: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - Grace and Justification

 

Overview

Justification by faith is and always has been under attack by the enemies of the Cross. Christianity as we know it stands or falls on this doctrine. The Bible teaches us justification by faith but Adventism as shown in today’s lesson teaches justification by obedience.

 

Observations

The author states that “reconversion” can be a daily experience where justification takes place as a repeatable experience. This idea makes justification progressive as opposed to being complete. The fact is our justification is not based on subjective experience but it is secured by an objective declaration by God. Christ’s perfect righteousness and finished work is our only foundation for justification NOT our continuing work or present virtue.

It is a completely unbiblical idea that we are reconverted every day, or that we are repeatedly justified. When a person accepts Jesus’ blood shed on the cross for his sin, all his sins—past, present, and future—are forgiven. The person does not fall out of salvation when he sins; rather, he is brought back to repentance by the already-indwelling Holy Spirit and restored to a surrendered relationship.

This point of the security of salvation is completely misunderstood in this lesson because the complete lack of understanding of the new birth within the Adventist framework of the nature of man having no immaterial spirit.

 

Summary

  1. Romans 3:24 states unequivocally that we are justified as a gift of God by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
  2. Justification is not a repeating even, nor is conversion.
  3. We are justified once, and all our past, present, and future sins are forgiven.
  4. The seal of the Holy Spirit brings us to repentance when we sin after being born again.
  5. The Adventist belief in the nature of man being merely body without an immaterial spirit keep Adventists from understanding the new birth.

 

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