“To him that worketh not” (Rom. 4:4-8)
Parable of the Pharisee and Publican, Image from Wikimedia Commons I cannot imagine anything more important than to be able to know that God is for you, not against you, that you can have real and immediate access to him, that he hears your prayers, that he loves you and cares for you, and that all the power of heaven is at work to bring you to the everlasting enjoyment of the glory of Christ in heaven. Not all the praises of men, the satisfaction of worldly success, the triumph of conquering the most difficult task, or the comforts and pleasures of this life, can even begin to stack up against or compare to this greatest of all privileges. But that is what we are talking about when we are talking about the justification of a sinner by faith in Christ before God. We are not simply arguing for one doctrinal scheme over others; we are arguing that the Bible really does teach that no matter who you are, no matter what your past, no matter how this world looks at y...
