“Only Faith” from Romans 4:1-8. If God by his sheer grace intervened in history to rescue us from all that threatens us, how do we respond in order to receive his grace and enter into a right relationship with him? The third essential truth that came out of the Reformation is “Sola Fide” or “Only Faith.”
When we hear the gospel and believe it, Christians are sealed with the Holy Spirit.
In response to King Saul’s second major error and his excuse, Samuel famously declared that to obey is better than sacrifice.
As the second Adam and the faithful Israel, Jesus resisted temptation and so can help us when we are tempted.