Justification by Faith Alone & Christ Alone (Fall '26 Study Guide #3)

James Rathmann and Bruce Nicholey host Redemption Church Denver’s podcast study guide #3, covering chapters 3–4 of R.C. Sproul’s What Is Reformed Theology? on justification by faith alone and Christ alone. They discuss how to awaken awareness of sin through God’s law and humanity’s calling to reflect God’s image, then define justification using the Shorter Catechism: God pardons sins and accepts believers as righteous through Christ’s imputed righteousness received by faith alone. They contrast Reformed teaching with Roman Catholic views of faith plus merit, distinguish justification (a one-time act) from sanctification (an ongoing work), and explain imputation and double imputation using Zechariah 3 and Romans 5. They also affirm Christ as fully God and fully man, referencing Chalcedon and the offices of prophet, priest, and king, and announce an October 12 book club at Leaver’s Locavore featuring C.R. Wiley’s Man Made.

00:00 Welcome and Study Guide
00:36 Book Club and AI Talk
02:07 Big Question Before God
04:43 Awakening Sin With Law
08:02 Morality and Worldviews
13:42 Image of God and Sin
15:48 Conversion and Law Work
21:57 Defining Justification
25:12 Why It Changes Everything
30:00 Forensic Justification and Guilt
36:48 Religion and Meaning Quest
40:04 Certainty Security Significance
41:59 Imputation Explained
42:45 Imputation Explained
44:15 Zechariah Robes Vision
46:01 Romans 5 and Adam
48:00 Double Imputation Gospel
48:36 Faith Alone Reformation
50:12 Notitia Assensus Fiducia
52:47 Rome vs Protestant Merit
55:16 Jesus Saves Sinners
01:00:45 Justification and Sanctification
01:04:32 Infused Grace Sanctification
01:08:13 Active Passivity Practices
01:11:01 Incarnation and Councils
01:13:08 Chalcedon Two Natures
01:14:51 Real Presence and Body
01:16:55 It Is Done Closing