Long Befor Luther: Jesus and the Doctrine of Justification - John MacArthur
No doctrine is more important to evangelical theology than the doctrine of justification by faith alone—the Reformation principle of sola fide. Martin Luther called it the article that determines whether the church is standing or falling. It would not be far from the truth to define evangelicals as those who believe in justification by faith alone. - More

Justification - from the author's exposition of Romans 8:28-30 - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
THE next term for our consideration is "Justified." This, as we have seen, is always associated with belief and faith. The term Thas become familiar - "Justification by faith only." - More

Justification: from Jonathan Edwards: A Mini-Theology - John H. Gerstner
One may say generally of the history of the doctrine of justification that solafideanism(justification by faith aloneism) was taught implicitly, but not explicitly, from the beginning of the church. - More

Of Justification by Faith - John Calvin
In this article the doctrine of Justification by Faith is expounded, and opposite errors refuted. Note: This article was taken from the Institutes of Christian Religion Chapter 11 OF JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. BOTH THE NAME AND THE REALITY DEFINED - More

Imputed Righteousness: The Evangelical Doctrine - R. C. Sproul
At the heart of the controversy between Roman Catholic and Reformation theology is the nature of justification itself. It is a debate not merely about how or when or by what means a person is justified, but about the very meaning of justification itself. - More

Are We Justified By Faith Alone? - What Still Divides Us: A Protestant & Roman Catholic Debate - Michael S. Horton
As the gavel came down to close the final session of the Council of Trent in 1563, Rome had officially and, according to her own commitment down to the present moment, irreversably, declared that the Gospel announced by the prophets, revealed in and by Christ, and proclaimed by the apostles, was actually heretical. - More

The Practical Influences of Faith - John Newton
The use and importance of faith, as it respects a sinner's justification before God, has been largely insisted on; but it is likewise of great use and importance in the daily concerns of life. It gives evidence and subsistence to things not seen, and realizes the great truths of the Gospel, so as that they become abiding and living principles of support and direction while we are passing through this wilderness. - More

Justification - Part III - A. A. Hodge
THE Bible, as we have seen, teaches, first, that we are under a law which demands perfect obedience, and which threatens death in case of transgression; secondly, that all men have failed in rendering that obedience, and therefore are subject to the threatened penalty; thirdly, that Christ has redeemed us from the law by being made under it, and in our place satisfying its demands. - More

Justification - Part II - A. A. Hodge
WE have thus seen that the Scriptures teach, first, That all men are naturally under the law as prescribing the terms of their acceptance with God; and, secondly, That no obedience which sinners can render is sufficient to satisfy the demands of that law. - More

Justification - Part I - A. A. Hodge
When the mind is enlightened by Divine truth, and duly impressed with a sense of guilt, it cannot fail anxiously to inquire, How can a man be just with God! The answer given to this question decides the character of our religion. - More

Faith & Justification - Theodore Beza (1519-1605)
The following article by Theodore Beza was taken from chapter four (sections 1-13) of his book The Christian Faith, translated into english by James Clark (Focus Christian Ministries Trust, East Essex England, 1992). - More

Charles Finney’s Doctrine of Justification - David H. Linden
Charles Grandison Finney lived in a day when a certain view of justification was in vogue. It would always be in his mind as that other view he did not hold, a view of faith alone as the condition and the obedience of Christ as the foundation. This Reformation doctrine, Finney would turn on its head and bring about a degree of counter reformation within Protestantism that the Roman church in its Council of Trent was never able to secure. - More

The Biblical Teaching of Justification - William Webster
One of the great truths of salvation is that of justification. But what is justification? The heart of the Reformation controversy was over the meaning of this word and despite the impression given by ECT, the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches are still very much at odds with one another on this issue. - More

Justification by Faith Alone (The Nature of Justifying Faith) - John H. Gerstner
Eternal life is Christ dwelling in His righteousness in the soul of the justified person. So eternal life is union with Jesus Christ. And the word for that union with Jesus Christ is faith. - More

Justification by Faith - Part V: Judgment According to Works - Brian Schwertley
A question often asked even by orthodox believers is: “If all of the guilt of believer’s sins is imputed to Christ on the cross and Christ’s perfect righteousness is imputed to believers, why does the Bible speak so often of a judgment according to works?” The Bible does clearly teach that all men shall be judged according to their works done in the flesh. - More

Justification by Faith - Part IV: What About the Book of James? - Brian Schwertley
In the debate over the doctrine of justification between Roman Catholics and orthodox Protestants, Romanists often appeal to the book of James as proof that works or human merit have a crucial role to play in a person’s justification before God. - More

Justification by Faith - Part III: Some Current Anti-Gospel Trends in Modern Evangelicalism - Brian Schwertley
Modern Evangelicalism has to a large extent lost many of the biblical doctrines that were emphasized by the Protestant reformers. In the nineteenth and especially the twentieth centuries, the doctrine of justification by faith alone has been assaulted on all sides by a variety of false doctrines. - More

Justification by Faith - Part II: The Roman Catholic Doctrine of Justification - Brian Schwertley
There are many reasons why all Bible-believing Christians should have a solid grasp of the Roman Catholic doctrine of justification. First, the Romish theory of justification is a complete denial of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is a damnable heresy. Anyone who adheres to such a gross perversion of the gospel cannot be saved. - More

Justification by Faith - Part I: Justification by Faith Alone - Brian Schwertley
A doctrine which contains the heart or essence of the gospel is justification by faith alone. This doctrine is so central to the Christian faith that the apostle Paul proclaimed an anathema upon anyone who would pervert it (Gal. 1:6-9). Yet in spite of the importance attributed to it in the Bible and the critical role it played in the Protestant Reformation, most professing believers today do not understand it. - More