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00:10Music
00:29Well, let's return to our reflection on this topic, which has to do with the relationship that
00:38There is a gap between faith and works.
00:42In this class, the idea is that we can understand the relationship that exists between them and the position of
00:50Our separated brethren, well, it's not really acceptable.
00:55Certainly, as we have been saying throughout our study, we certainly have to return to the topic today.
01:02of salvation through faith.
01:05That is, justification as this relationship it has with faith.
01:11But this does not mean that simply because I already make a verbal confession of my acceptance of Jesus Christ as
01:20Lord of my life, for this will automatically lead me to ultimate salvation.
01:25So in this topic we're going to expand on all of this a bit so that we can learn more.
01:33depth and density to which this issue of justification refers.
01:41And well, one of the points that, as I mentioned, is not the strongest and is the cause of the
01:48The greatest controversy between Catholics and Protestants is precisely the issue of justification by faith.
01:55This leads to the question of whether we are justified by faith alone; this question is a key difference between biblical Christianity.
02:06And most sects that profess to be Christian in salvation by faith alone or is it necessary
02:16We also added this to the works.
02:18Am I saved simply by believing in Jesus, or do I have to believe in Jesus and do certain things?
02:26The question of faith alone or faith plus works has become a difficult issue because
02:32of some passages of Sacred Scripture that are difficult to reconcile.
02:38We can see that on one hand Romans 3.28 and Galatians 3.24 tell us.
02:44In Romans 3:28 we read why we maintain that all are justified by faith and not by works.
02:53the law requires it.
02:54Galatians 3:24, for its part, says that the law came to be our guide, responsible for leading us to
03:04Christ so that we might be justified by faith.
03:08If we notice, both speak of justification by faith and not by works, that is to say...
03:16Works in this sense would have no relation to our justification.
03:23This undoubtedly contrasts with James 2:24 which tells us.
03:29As you can see, a person is declared righteous by their works and not only by faith.
03:36This leads us to think that either something in Sacred Scripture is wrong, or we are misinterpreting it.
03:45mistaken about these passages.
03:48And precisely for this reason, some think that there is a difference between Paul's justification, which is by
03:56faith alone, and James proposes that justification is through faith and not by works or
04:04faith plus works.
04:06In reality, Paul and James do not completely disagree; there is an apparent disagreement when we find two themes
04:16That seem to be antagonistic or that do not seem to correspond is because we are necessarily making a mistaken interpretation; we are making
04:25an exegesis that is not appropriate because writing cannot be wrong.
04:30Writing always maintains a line of truth; if I don't find how this line of truth is, it can be
04:37that I am not interpreting one or both passages correctly and this is leading me to draw incorrect conclusions such as
04:45In this case, it means one of the two is wrong.
04:47Either I am saved by faith alone, or I am saved by works alone; that is, I am justified by faith alone, not by works.
04:53Are they interested, or am I also justified by works? I have to have faith, yes, but this faith, as James says, would have
05:02that produce works.
05:03So the problem in these passages is first and foremost what we understand by faith, the origin of the
05:12works and the identification of justification with salvation.
05:17That's where the real crux of the problem lies.
05:22What exactly do we mean by these three elements that are present in these passages, both in
05:30Romans in Galatians and in James, which makes several references to this.
05:36Paul dogmatically states that justification is by faith alone; he mentions it again in Ephesians 2, verse 8.
05:47to the 9th.
05:47Whereas James seems to be saying that justification is by faith plus works.
05:53This apparent problem is resolved by examining what Santiago is talking about.
06:01James refuted the belief that a person could have faith without producing any good works, as he states in
06:11Chapter 2, verses 17 to 18.
06:14Show me with your works, for faith, for James, must naturally produce works.
06:25Thus, James emphasizes the point that genuine faith in Christ will produce a life
06:32changed and this will lead us to do good works.
06:37Therefore, it is not saying that justification is by faith plus works, but rather a
06:47A person truly justified by faith will have good works in their life.
06:53If a person claims to be a believer but has no good works in their life, then it is most likely that
07:03that he does not have a genuine faith in Christ, and that is what he says throughout chapter 2.
07:08That is, faith when it is authentic, when a true conversion has taken place, when we have entered into a process
07:17This real encounter with Christ, this faith, can do nothing other than produce works.
07:26Paul says the same thing in his writings: the good fruits that believers should have in their lives are
07:34related to faith, and that is why in Galatians, chapter 5, verses 22-23 tell us
07:43He speaks of spiritual fruits.
07:45The fruits produced by those who have no faith, those whose faith is dead, because we can speak of people like
07:53For example, this would be applicable in our time to a Catholic who is baptized but does not really have faith.
08:04In other words, he doesn't know the Lord, he doesn't pray, he doesn't participate in the sacraments, he doesn't know the Holy Scriptures, yet
08:10She is baptized, and if we were to ask her if she believes in Jesus Christ
08:15He's obviously going to say that he believes in Jesus Christ even though he knows nothing about him and isn't interested in living in him.
08:22how he lived and do what he did.
08:25He is a person who claims to have faith, but as the apostle James says, it is a faith that is
08:31dead because there has not been a true acceptance of the faith, and so this causes our baptism to be buried.
08:39And although we should, by this faith, produce fruit, since it is not produced, then what is it that produces fruit?
08:48the fruits of a pagan, which is what he mentions immediately in verse 22 and following.
08:54That is, everything that is truly contrary to the faith, while in the end it speaks to us of the fruits.
09:02of the Spirit peace, kindness, love, patience, understanding
09:06These are all the natural fruits that faith produces in a Christian immediately after being told that we are saved.
09:16by faith and not by works in Ephesians
09:19Paul informs us that we were created to do good works
09:24Ephesians 2:10 tells us about the good works that we should do.
09:30I would like us to look at this text so that we can see the importance of this.
09:35In Ephesians 2:10 the apostle tells us
09:39Indeed, we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works.
09:46that God had previously arranged for us to practice
09:49It is clear then that Paul is also talking about producing good works
09:55In other words, faith will naturally result in us doing good works.
10:03If there are no good works, then what the apostle James says applies.
10:07It is a dead faith.
10:09Therefore, Paul, like James
10:13They expect nothing less than a changed life, a life transformed in Christ
10:19so it says that if anyone is in Christ
10:23new creature is
10:25old things have passed away
10:27and here all are made new
10:30that is to say
10:31the Christian
10:33is a new person
10:35is someone who has been renewed by Christ through the action of the Spirit
10:39And this renewal will naturally always produce new works
10:46James and Paul
10:48They do not disagree at all in their teaching on salvation
10:54They are approaching the same issue
10:57but from different perspectives and different angles
11:01Paul simply emphasized that justification is by faith alone.
11:07while James emphasizes the fact that faith in Christ will produce good works
11:15In other words, Pablo leaves it there, and that's what we've been saying.
11:18There really is a justification; it is an action that God has taken in our lives.
11:24and automatically this
11:26when we entered
11:29and we truly accept
11:31faith in Christ
11:32It's going to happen
11:33as a prize
11:35as
11:36an addendum
11:38an addendum
11:38we're going to be given
11:39the power of the Holy Spirit
11:41We already saw it
11:42in the passage specifically of Saint John
11:44as for Saint John
11:46in a single moment
11:47The justification is given
11:48and the force is surrendered
11:50the Spirit is given
11:52who is going to be the one who is going to act
11:54within us
11:55so that we can
11:57to produce the works of justice
11:59those are the ones that leave
12:01They're going to be taking
12:02to the fulfillment of faith
12:03and of the alliance
12:04Furthermore, it seems to me
12:06that the problem lies
12:08in not understanding properly
12:10which means
12:11the justification in Paul
12:13which part of this
12:14We've already seen it.
12:16in our previous chapter
12:18as has already been made clear
12:20This is a work of God
12:21that makes salvation possible
12:24but it is not salvation itself
12:25so that
12:27to achieve salvation
12:29in addition to being justified
12:31The works are necessary.
12:33Let's see this
12:35with a little more
12:36detention
12:37in our next section
12:38Let's stop
12:39here a moment
12:40so that we too can
12:42to summarize a little
12:43I invite you to review
12:45Let's review a little bit
12:46the appointments we have given
12:47both of Galatians
12:48as in Ephesians
12:50like Santiago's
12:52and also the one from Romans
12:54so that you can go now
12:56having a clear vision
12:58about what we are saying
13:00Because this is important
13:03for your life
13:04It's important because of this
13:06It will also depend
13:07eternal salvation
13:09of each one of us
13:10well then
13:10We'll be right back.
13:12to continue
13:13our reflection
13:14on this interesting topic
13:16of the justification
13:18by faith
13:18but salvation
13:20for the works
13:21We'll be right back.
13:41See you in a moment
13:41Thank you.