In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Feingold will discuss how the outbreak of the Reformation, in large part, centered initially on Martin Luther’s understanding of justification in the Letters of St. Paul.
Justification refers to the process by which a person in a state of original or mortal sin is brought into friendship with God, is made to share in God’s justice and holiness, and is made a child and friend of God and heir of heaven. It should not be surprising that great theological passions were raised around the subject of justification, for no theme could be of greater existential importance to us. Indeed, everything is at stake in justification, for an eternity of heaven or hell depends on its presence or absence.
The question of justification is very closely connected to the relationship between faith, hope, and charity. Are we justified by faith alone, or by faith, hope, and charity together? If the question is posed in this way, it can be seen that St. Paul teaches that justification consists in faith, hope, and love together, infused into our heart by the Holy Spirit through the gift of sanctifying grace.
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