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This presentation analyzes the crisis of justification in today’s church, tracing its biblical foundations, reformational clarity, and modern challenges. The discussion explores how the doctrine of justification by faith alone, which was once central to Reformation theology, has been eclipsed by cultural priorities like individualism, moral achievement, and therapeutic self-construction. Drawing from both Old and New Testament passages, insights from Luther and Calvin, and observations on contemporary church practices, Areem Zia (Pakistan) argues that recovering justification by faith offers crucial pastoral medicine for a spiritually exhausted generation. This presentation is from Theo Global in South Asia.
00:00 Role of Justification in Faith
03:10 Justification by Faith in Scripture
06:33 Justification and Righteousness in Faith
13:00 Modern shift from Imputation
14:28 Shifts in Modern Religious Beliefs
20:04 Debate on faith vs. works for salvation
23:09 Theology: Justification by Faith Alone
24:42 Importance of understanding Justification
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Theo Global is a production of Sola Media. For over thirty-five years, Sola has walked alongside Christians in their faith, pointing away from novelty and ourselves, and toward Christ and his gospel as proclaimed in the Scriptures, articulated in the ancient Christian Creeds, and summarized in the confessions of the Protestant Reformation.
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This presentation analyzes the crisis of justification in today’s church, tracing its biblical foundations, reformational clarity, and modern challenges. The discussion explores how the doctrine of justification by faith alone, which was once central to Reformation theology, has been eclipsed by cultural priorities like individualism, moral achievement, and therapeutic self-construction. Drawing from both Old and New Testament passages, insights from Luther and Calvin, and observations on contemporary church practices, Areem Zia (Pakistan) argues that recovering justification by faith offers crucial pastoral medicine for a spiritually exhausted generation. This presentation is from Theo Global in South Asia.
00:00 Role of Justification in Faith
03:10 Justification by Faith in Scripture
06:33 Justification and Righteousness in Faith
13:00 Modern shift from Imputation
14:28 Shifts in Modern Religious Beliefs
20:04 Debate on faith vs. works for salvation
23:09 Theology: Justification by Faith Alone
24:42 Importance of understanding Justification
PROPHET, PRIEST, AND KING - solamedia.org/theologytogether
Get your copy of the first release of Theology Together, a five-volume theology series created in partnership with Zondervan featuring leading theologians from across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
GET YOUR FREE SOLA NEWSPAPER - solamedia.org/newspaper/?sc=NN00NPVY
A quarterly print publication featuring articles on theology, the historic creeds and confessions, and reflections for the Christian life, delivered straight to your mailbox. For free.
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ABOUT THEO GLOBAL
Through symposiums, publications, and productions, Theo Global gathers and engages theologians from around the world to do theology together for the health of the global church.
solamedia.org/theoglobal
WHO WE ARE
Theo Global is a production of Sola Media. For over thirty-five years, Sola has walked alongside Christians in their faith, pointing away from novelty and ourselves, and toward Christ and his gospel as proclaimed in the Scriptures, articulated in the ancient Christian Creeds, and summarized in the confessions of the Protestant Reformation.
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