justification

Roman & Lutheran Perspectives on Faith & Works (6208)

In this video, Dr. Rast concedes that Catholics would not agree with the assertion that the Roman church teaches works righteousness. Nevertheless, by examining the language used in the recent Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, as well as the doctrine established at the Council of Trent, Dr. Rast shows that Roman Catholic doctine teaches that works are require in order to be justified before God.

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Perspectives on Free Will (6207)

In this video, Dr. Rast contrasts different perspectives on free will: Pelagianism, Augustine's bound will, Cassian's Semi-Pelagianism, and Thomas Aquinas's synergism; and how Luther responded with the doctrine of bound choice.

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Justification (6205)

In this video, Dr. Rast contrasts the Lutheran view of forensic justification outlined in the Augsburg Confession with the Roman Catholic view outlined at the Council of Trent and the Eastern Orthodox concept of theosis.

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The Council of Trent (6056)

In this video, Dr. Rast discusses the Council of Trent, where the Roman Catholic Church formally addressed Martin Luther's assertions of error within Catholic doctrine and practice.

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Traffic Signals in Scripture (2070)

What does the Bible mean when it says that "everything is permissible, but not all is beneficial"? In this video, Rev. Dr. Michael Middendorf examines the question.

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Formula of Concord: Good Works (5050)

In this video, Dr. Kolb discusses the debate over the role of good works in justification, including Luther's statement that good works are detrimental to salvation and Georg Meyer's statement that good works are necessary for salvation; and how the Formula of Concord rejected both expressions to conclude that good works are necessary for the Christian life.

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