The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Justified by love?

Monergist,

Amen to "all of grace"! {Sola Gratia & Sola Fide}

We can also say that faith precedes from love in regeneration. For, in regeneration our disposition is radically changed from one that is predisposed to hating God and all that is good and loving self and all that is evil to one that loves God and all that is holy and good. It is when our eyes are opened, our minds given an understanding of our sinful hopeless condition and how lovely Christ is along with the sufficiency of His substitutionary sacrifice that we are drawn to Him and embrace Him by faith. Yet, it cannot be said that we are justified by love. It is simply one of the "means" by which we are drawn to Christ and then believe upon Him unto justification. Of course, there is no need to speculate on this matter since Paul makes it totally clear that justification is by faith alone - and not of works . . . !!!

In His grace,