S10E54: Justification by Faith (Wesley’s Standard Sermons #5)

John Wesley's sermon, Justification by Faith, was first preached at the Long Acre Chapel in London on May 28, 1738.  It was later preached again on top of Samuel Wesley's tomb at Epworth on June 8, 1742.  It first appeared in print in 1746.

This sermon provides the foundation for Wesley's doctrine of salvation, that God justifies not the righteous, but the ungodly, and that by faith alone in Christ alone.  Indeed, it is only by God's grace that we can be saved.  In this, Wesley's doctrine of salvation did not differ with the reformers who preached salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, or Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, Solus Christus.  This same doctrine of justification by faith alone, Wesley considered to be in kind with the teachings of John Calvin, and in fact stated "In this respect, I do not differ from him a hair's breadth."

Romans 4:5

Recorded on May 20, 2023

Justification by Faith - full sermon text

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