“Right faith is of necessity required for Baptism, since it is said: "the justice of God is by faith in Jesus Christ" (Romans 3:22) ... Therefore, Baptism without faith avails nothing and thus we must recall that without faith no one is acceptable to God.” SaidJesusChristJusticeJesus ChristAcceptableRecallsSacramentsBaptismFaith In JesusJustice Of God Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Legalism is looking to something besides Jesus Christ in order to be acceptable and clean before God.” OrderJesusChristJesus ChristCleanAcceptableLegalism Author:Timothy Keller
“The gospel is saying that, what man cannot do in order to be accepted with God, this God Himself has done for us in the person of Jesus Christ. To be acceptable to God we must present to God a life of perfect and unceasing obedience to his will. The gospel declares that Jesus has done this for us. For God to be righteous he must deal with our sin. This also he has done for us in Jesus. The holy law of God was lived out perfectly for us by Christ, and its penalty was paid perfectly for us by Christ. The living and dying of Christ for us, and this alone is the basis of our acceptance with God” MenPersonsDoneLawOrderJesusChristSinPerfectDealsDyingAcceptanceHolyJesus ChristBasesPaidAcceptedObedienceAcceptableRighteousPenalties Author:Graeme Goldsworthy
“The child of God knows his good works do not make him acceptable to God, for he was acceptable to God by Jesus Christ long before he had any good works.” KnowsChildrenLongJesusChristJesus ChristAcceptableGood WorkGod KnowsChild Of God Book:The Sermon on the Mount Source: The Sermon on the Mount