The question in point three is the nature of faith in the declaration of justification. Does God justify sinners or saints? (hint: see Rom 4:5). What is it that makes faith efficacious? Is it because there is some virtue in faith? Is it because of the virtues that accompany faith that make it efficacious? What is the object of faith in the act of justification? These are the sorts of questions addressed very briefly in the Outlook volume 58.7 July/August (2008): 22-23. Part 7, covering the fourth point, appears in the September issue. You can subscribe to the Outlook online.
R. Scott Clark
R.Scott Clark is the President of the Heidelberg Reformation Association, the author and editor of, and contributor to several books and the author of many articles. He is professor emeritus of church history and historical theology at Westminster Seminary California, where he taught for 29 years. He also taught at Wheaton College, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Concordia University. He has hosted the Heidelblog since 2007 and the Heidelcast since 2009.
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