Beliefs
Saved by Grace Through Faith Alone
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We are saved by grace through faith alone. We are made
righteous before God, not in our own work, but through true
faith in Christ alone. "For by grace you have been saved,
through faith, and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God,
not by works so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8,9. The
Heidelberg Catechism summarizes it this way:
60. Q. How are you righteous before God?
A. Only by true faith in Jesus Christ. Although my conscience
accuses me that I have grievously sinned against all God's
commandments, have never kept any of them, and am still
inclined to all evil, yet God, without any merit of my own, out of
mere grace, imputes to me the perfect satisfaction,
righteousness, and holiness of Christ. He grants these to me as
if I had never had nor committed any sin, and as if I myself had
accomplished all the obedience which Christ has rendered for
me, if only I accept this gift with a believing heart.
righteous before God, not in our own work, but through true
faith in Christ alone. "For by grace you have been saved,
through faith, and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God,
not by works so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8,9. The
Heidelberg Catechism summarizes it this way:
60. Q. How are you righteous before God?
A. Only by true faith in Jesus Christ. Although my conscience
accuses me that I have grievously sinned against all God's
commandments, have never kept any of them, and am still
inclined to all evil, yet God, without any merit of my own, out of
mere grace, imputes to me the perfect satisfaction,
righteousness, and holiness of Christ. He grants these to me as
if I had never had nor committed any sin, and as if I myself had
accomplished all the obedience which Christ has rendered for
me, if only I accept this gift with a believing heart.
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