Reckoned Justified By Faith

May 31, 2026    Pastor Zach Terry

Drawing on the "Tower Experience" (Turmelebnis) of Martin Luther and the biblical exposition of the Apostle Paul, the text argues that righteousness is not a wage earned through religious ritual or moral performance, but a status "reckoned" to the individual by God through faith alone.

Three core movements:

Justification Evidenced: Proving through the Patriarch Abraham and the Psalmist David that righteousness has always been credited apart from works.

Justification Extended: Demonstrating that this grace precedes religious rituals (circumcision) and legal regulations (the Law), making it accessible to both Jews and Gentiles.

Justification Embraced: Defining the nature of saving faith as a total reliance on God’s ability to bring life out of death, shifting the focus from the "empty womb" of Sarah to the "empty tomb" of Jesus Christ.