因信得救

加拉太書 3:24 這樣,律法是我們訓蒙的師傅,引我們到基督那裏,使我們因信稱義。

在基督之外,沒有祝福或稱義。不是因為律法的緣故,而是在基督之外,根本就沒有其他的信仰。上帝要信守祂對亞伯拉罕的承諾:地上萬國都必因你的後裔得福,因為你聽從了我的話。(創22:18) 所以,祂不會批准其他不同的或者新的信仰。如果祂批准其他的信仰的話,就如同使祂對亞伯拉罕的承諾變成謊言,或者取消這承諾。所以,基督里的信仰使人得救,正如保羅所說:「律法的總結就是基督,使凡信他的都得著義。(羅10:4)」 這是什麼意思呢?這不外乎是在說:所有相信基督的人都藉著信心得救,得到上帝的靈和恩典。這就是律法的終點,所以,信的人就不在律法以下了。——馬丁路德(AE 76:13-14)

Gal 3:24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.

Therefore, outside of Christ there is no blessing or justification, not only because of the Law but also because there is no other faith. God wants to keep His promise made to Abraham, to whom He promised blessing for all the world in his Seed and in no one else’s seed [cf. Gen. 22:18]. Therefore, He will not sanction a new or different faith for anyone, or let His promise be a lie or recall it. Therefore, faith in Christ justifies, as Paul says, 「Christ is the end of the Law; whoever believes in Him is righteous」 (Romans 10 [:4]). What does that mean? Nothing else than that all who believe in Christ are justified through faith and receive His Spirit and grace. With that there is an end of the Law, so that he is never under the Law. (AE 76:13-14)