In Christ Alone 2.Faith Alone

Martin Luther Wittenberg

Guilty sinner trusting in himself   “No one is righteous -not even one.” Romans 3:10 All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:21

‘The sight of a crucifix was like lightning to me and when Christ’s name was spoken I would rather have heard that of the devil, because I thought I must do good works until Christ, because of them, became friendly and gracious to me.’  

“As soon as money in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory's fire springs." John Tetzel

Justified sinner trusting in God For in the gospel a righteousness of God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” Romans 1:17

The righteousness of God Unrighteous

Justified sinner trusting in God All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23-24

If anyone says that the faith which justifies is nothing else but trust in the divine mercy, which pardons sin because of Christ; or that it is trust alone by which we are justified; let him be anathema Council of Trent, 1545-1563, Session 3, Canon 12

A plenary, or full indulgence is being offered to those who join the official celebrations of the World Day of the Sick in Seoul, South Korea, or in their own dioceses or parishes. Pope Benedict, 2007

Justified sinner trusting in God Although I am an unworthy and condemned man, my God has given me in Christ all the riches of righteousness and salvation without any merit on my part........

Justified sinner trusting in God I will therefore give myself as a Christ to my neighbour, just as Christ offered himself to me; I will do nothing in this life except what I see is necessary, profitable, and salutary to my neighbour, since through faith I have an abundance of all good things in Christ.

The Pride Test. By Mark Driscoll Do you long for attention? Do you become jealous or critical of people who succeed? Do you have a pattern of lying? Do you have a hard time acknowledging you’re wrong? Do you always have to win? Do you have a lot of conflicts with other people? Do you cut in line on the road, or at the supermarket? Do you get upset when people don’t acknowledge your achievements? Do you tend more towards an attitude of entitlement or thankfulness? Do you honestly feel like you’re a good person and basically superior to others? Scorecard: 1-10 = proud; 0 = very proud!