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THROUGH FAITHJustification comes to us through faith (Romans 5:1).
We are not justified because of faith, or on account of our faith. We are justified THROUGH faith. Faith is the channel by which the righteousness of God comes to us (Ephesians 2:8).
Where does faith come from?
—It is a gift of God (Ephesians 2:8).
—It comes by hearing the gospel (Romans 10:17).Faith is not blind. It is belief in Christ (Acts 20:21; Ephesians 1:15).
It is belief in who He is, and what He alone is able to do (Matthew 8:5-10).
Faith incorporates trust and belief (Romans 4:20,21).In faith we receive Christ (John 1:12).
'Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation, as He is offered to us in the gospel.' Shorter Catechism
'Paul does not see faith as a mere intellectual adherence to certain doctrines. Faith for Paul is a warm personal trust in a living Saviour. Faith is a transforming attitude. When a man believes, his whole personality is affected. The entire Christian life accordingly is a life of faith, or, as Paul puts it, "we walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7).' Leon Morris
David Dickson, once Professor of Divinity in Edinburgh, being asked, when on his deathbed, how he found himself, answered, 'I have taken my good deeds and bad deeds, and thrown them together in a heap, and fled from them both to Christ, and in Him I have peace.'