Justification by Faith

Galatians 3:11

"Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, 'The righteous shall live by faith.'"

This Sunday I preached on justification by faith. One thing that I found interesting is that even the man who tries to be justified by works has faith. It is simply that his object of faith is unable to to justify. The works that he so eagerly trusts in do not justify. They damn (cf. Galatians 3:10). Yet our souls are so inclined to trust in dead works rather than in Jesus Christ's finished work that gives life. It is evident my brothers and sisters that "no one is justified by the Law." Let us look to Christ in faith. Let us abandon our confidence in ourselves, and turn to Christ and His work for justification before God.