Having proved that the Old Testament saints were justified by faith in Christ just like the New Testament saints, Paul goes on to show that uncircumcised Gentiles are also justified by faith just as circumcised Jews are. God's people have always been tempted to confuse the sign with the thing signified, whether in circumcision or baptism. But believing that we are saved by observing the sacraments is just another form of salvation by works, it is another gospel. Christ's blood and righteousness received by faith alone is the only basis there has ever been or will be to be justified before God.
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Jerry Slate, Jr. was born in Marietta, GA and was raised in a godly Christian home, the youngest of three children. He was converted to Christ and baptized when he was eight years old. He obtained a B.A. from Columbia Bible College in Columbia, SC in 1991, majoring in Bible and...