Who did Paul use as the prime example of someone saved by faith alone?
Paul used Abraham, the old man, as the prime example of someone saved by faith and faith alone. The Word says salvation is by faith and faith alone, and Paul points back to Abraham to illustrate that truth. Romans records this example.
Les teaches that the Word says it is by faith and faith alone, and then points back to Romans, where Paul used the old man Abraham as the prime example of someone who was saved by faith and faith alone. In the surrounding context, Les also emphasizes that Paul writes to believers, never to the unsaved world, and speaks of their liberty, or freedom, while warning them not to use that liberty as an occasion to the flesh.