To be justified by faith is to be declared righteous by God the moment you believe the gospel, with no works added.
Les Feldick defines justification as that judicial act of God where, the moment the sinner believes the gospel, God declares him justified — just as if he had never sinned (Clip 1). He also stresses that salvation is faith plus nothing; no deeds of the law, human effort, or religious works are involved (Clips 2, 3). The believer simply rests on what God has said rather than trying to feel or earn it (Clip 1).
Romans 5:1 — Declares that being justified by faith results in peace with God.
Romans 3:24 — Shows justification is freely by grace through redemption in Christ.
Romans 3:28 — Concludes a man is justified by faith without deeds of the law.
Romans 3:26 — God is just and the justifier of the one who believes in Jesus.
The Bible teaches that justification is a gift of God's grace, received through faith. In Romans 3:24 Paul writes, "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:" And Romans 3:26 declares that God is "just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus." Romans 3:28 makes it explicit: "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law." Then Romans 5:1, a key verse Les Feldick teaches, says, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:" These verses present justification as a legal declaration by God that is received by faith alone — not something earned by keeping the law or performing religious deeds.
Les Feldick defines faith as "simply taking God at His Word, believing what He said" (Clip 1). He then defines justification as "that judicial act of God where the sovereign God in all of His holiness and righteousness, the moment He sees the sinner believe the gospel, then God declares him justified, just as if he had never sinned" (Clip 1). Les stresses that justification is not something a person feels or figures out; instead, believers rest on what God has said (Clip 1). Les repeatedly emphasizes that justification is by faith without the deeds of the law. He concludes, "We are justified by faith — without the deeds of the law" (Clip 2). He also teaches that salvation is "faith plus nothing" (Clip 3) and that God is the justifier of the one who believes in Christ (Clip 3). Justification is a judicial act pictured in Romans as a courtroom scene, where God as judge declares the believing sinner freely justified by His grace (Clips 4, 7). Les also connects justification to the believer's security. Because Christ died, was buried, and rose again, and because everything was accomplished by God with no contribution from the flesh, there is therefore no condemnation for those justified by faith (Clip 5). The first step of faith is believing what God says about us — that we are sinners — and then believing that God declares us justified freely, with no strings attached (Clip 6).
Les Feldick defines justification as "that judicial act of God" in which God, acting as judge, declares the believing sinner "just as if he had never sinned." He says this is a courtroom scene — God looks at the guilty sinner who believes the gospel and declares him just. This is not a process or a feeling; it is a legal declaration that rests entirely on what God has said (Clips 1, 4, 7).
Faith, according to Les, is "simply taking God at His Word, believing what He said." It is by this faith — believing the gospel — that God declares a person justified. Les says salvation is "faith plus nothing" (Clip 3). He also explains that the first step of faith is believing what God says about us: that we are sinners (Clip 6). Faith itself is invisible and not worked at; it is the instrument through which God justifies (Clip 5).
Romans 3:28 says a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Les echoes this by saying that justification is "without the deeds of the law" (Clip 2). He also emphasizes that salvation is "faith plus nothing" — nothing can be done to get us into heaven (Clips 3, 6). Justification is an act of God in which we had no energy of our own; it was all the work of God (Clip 5).
Les Feldick teaches that the Bible never uses the word "feel" in connection with our Christian experience. He says, "We're not supposed to feel justified." Instead, believers are to rest on what God has said, not try to figure it out in the human. Justification cannot be comprehended or felt; it is accepted by faith (Clip 1).
Romans 5:1-2 Explained — Peace With God Through Faith Alone
he counted. So we're not associated with or just honing in on one particular group. We just try to help everyone understand how to read their Bible and read it with understanding. And of course, through the process, we'd like to see folk come to a saving knowledge and be sure of their eternal destiny.
Faith and Justification Defined
Les defines faith as taking God at His Word and justification as God's judicial act of declaring the believer just as if he had never sinned. He also explains we shouldn't try to feel justified; we rest on what God has said.
Justified Without Deeds of the Law
Les concludes from Romans 3:28 that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. He repeats that justification means 'just as if we'd never sinned.'
Faith Plus Nothing for Salvation
Les stresses that salvation is faith plus nothing, and that God is the justifier of the one who believes in Christ. No amount of human works can be added to faith for salvation.
Justification as a Judicial Act of God
Les defines justification as God's judicial act, looking down as judge and declaring the believing sinner freely justified by His grace — without a single penny involved.
Justification Brings No Condemnation
Because we are justified by faith and Christ has died, been buried, and risen, there is no condemnation. All of it is God's work; faith is invisible and not worked at.
First Step of Faith: Believing God's Diagnosis
Les explains that the first step of faith is believing that we are sinners as God says. Then we can believe God declares us justified freely, with no strings attached.
Declared Just as if You Never Sinned
Les describes justification from God's bench: because you believe the gospel, God declares you just as if you have never sinned. He ties justification to forgiveness and salvation.
Romans 3:24: Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Shows justification is free, by grace, and through Christ's redemption.
Romans 3:26: To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Reveals God is just while justifying the one who believes in Jesus.
Romans 3:28: Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
States plainly that justification is by faith, not by works of the law.
Romans 5:1: Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Connects justification by faith to peace with God.
Les teaches that salvation and justification come through faith alone, with nothing added. He says a person is saved by 'faith plus nothing' — no works, no religious deeds, no human effort. God declares the believer just as if he had never sinned at the moment he believes the gospel (Clips 1, 3).
No. Les Feldick explains that the Bible never uses the word 'feel' when it comes to justification. 'We're not supposed to feel justified,' he says. Rather than trying to feel it or figure it out, the believer is to rest on what God has said (Clip 1).
No. Les says justification is 'without the deeds of the law' (Clip 2) and salvation is 'faith plus nothing' (Clip 3). Nothing can be done to get us into heaven; we have to rest on the fact that we are sinners and that God justifies the one who believes in Jesus (Clips 3, 6).
The key verses Les references include Romans 3:24, 3:26, 3:28, and 5:1. Romans 3:28 says a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law, and Romans 5:1 connects justification by faith to peace with God.
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