In Session 6, Chapter 16, Cannon 9 from the Council of Trent:
"If any one saith, that by faith alone the impious is justified; in such wise as to mean, that nothing else is required to co-operate in order to the obtaining the grace of Justification, and that it is not in any way necessary, that he be prepared and disposed by the movement of his own will; let him be anathema."
Obtaining the grace of justification? In other words, works, as defined elsewhere in these writings? The Lord inspired it to be written that works of the law, which will also apply to any other "works" based system of writings for requirements, simply will never suffice in surpassing faith towards Christ Jesus is the operative "mechanism" (dare I used that word) apart from anything else that would ever take away from the sufficiency of the blood of Christ Jesus.
Acts 13:39 "and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Beleief = faith!
Romans 3:24, 28
24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ... 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
What releases that redemption? Faith!
Romans 5:1, 9
1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ... 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
Faith!
Romans 8:30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
Called because of faith!
Galatians 2:16 "knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Faith!
Can't be more clear than that.
Faith + works = DEAD!
Faith = Justified, which leads to an outflow of good works toward God and others!
MM
"If any one saith, that by faith alone the impious is justified; in such wise as to mean, that nothing else is required to co-operate in order to the obtaining the grace of Justification, and that it is not in any way necessary, that he be prepared and disposed by the movement of his own will; let him be anathema."
Obtaining the grace of justification? In other words, works, as defined elsewhere in these writings? The Lord inspired it to be written that works of the law, which will also apply to any other "works" based system of writings for requirements, simply will never suffice in surpassing faith towards Christ Jesus is the operative "mechanism" (dare I used that word) apart from anything else that would ever take away from the sufficiency of the blood of Christ Jesus.
Acts 13:39 "and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Beleief = faith!
Romans 3:24, 28
24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ... 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
What releases that redemption? Faith!
Romans 5:1, 9
1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ... 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
Faith!
Romans 8:30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
Called because of faith!
Galatians 2:16 "knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Faith!
Can't be more clear than that.
Faith + works = DEAD!
Faith = Justified, which leads to an outflow of good works toward God and others!
MM