Galatians 2:15-16 Justification by Faith (Part 4) (November 23, 2025 AM, Dr. Michael Grasso)

"Has the doctrine of justification by faith alone really been the faith of the church in every age—or was it invented at the Reformation?

In Galatians 2:15–16, Paul declares that “a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ.” Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox critics often claim that the Reformation view of justification is a late, novel interpretation. But the testimony of Scripture and church history shows otherwise.

In this sermon, we explore:

The Perspicuity of Scripture – why Paul’s teaching on justification is clear and authoritative

The Early Church Fathers – Clement, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Origen, Chrysostom, Basil, Ambrosiaster, and others who spoke of justification by faith alone

Augustine & the Medieval Witnesses – how even in the Middle Ages, voices like Anselm, Bernard, and Wycliffe upheld the truth that salvation is wholly of grace

The Reformation – not a new doctrine, but a return to the biblical and historic gospel

From Adam to Abraham, from Paul to the Reformers, from the fathers to faithful believers in every century, the church has always confessed the same truth:

We are justified by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone.

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