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Justified by Faith, Judged According to Works
Ortlund, Dane C.
Ortlund, Dane C.
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"Nigel Watson articulates in blunt terms the perennial friction between the twin Pauline themes of justification by faith and judgment according to works: “either justification is emptied of its meaning or judgment by works is rendered harmless.”1 The challenge is how to fully and impartially affirm both Pauline teachings. For understandable (and at times necessary) reasons, the Protestant branch of the church has conscientiously shone its theological spotlight on justification by faith while, in light of perceived Roman imbalances, begrudgingly putting up with the prodigal son of judgment according to deeds. Yet unless Protestantism is prepared to domesticate the judgment motif to the point of signifying little more than “the seriousness of the moral struggle in the Christian life,”2 we must continue to grapple with this thorny issue—lest we promote either presumptuousness (neglecting the judgment/ works motif) or equally dangerous moralism (neglecting the justification/ faith motif)"
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2009
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