The grace of faith, by which the elect are enabled to believe so that their souls are saved, is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts.1 Faith is ordinarily produced by the ministry of the Word.2 By this same ministry and by the administration of baptism and the Lord’s supper, prayer, and other means appointed by God, faith is increased and strengthened.3ġ 2 Corinthians 4:13 Ephesians 2:8. 2 Romans 10:14, 17. 3 Luke 17:5 1 Peter 2:2 Acts 20:32.Our episode on “Smuggling Works into Faith” Our episodes on the Law/Gospel Distinction And then, the guys make a number of observations about the ways social and political concerns seem to be the tie that binds in many conservative Christian streams. Semper Reformanda: Jon and Justin talk about the legitimacy of critiquing doctrine that has been publicly taught and distributed.

The reason for this episode is to defend the clarity of the gospel–that we are saved by Christ alone and receive his merits by faith alone, apart from any works we could ever do. Multiple excerpts and quotes are cited, all of which are available in the show notes. The guys critique teaching from John Piper, John MacArthur, and Doug Wilson on the relationship between faith and works. Today’s episode is a little different than the norm.

Jon and Justin follow up on the conversation last week about smuggling works into faith.

John piper and john macarthur