Author: Grant Sims

Grant Sims is an MDiv student at Westminster Seminary California. He and his wife Stephanie were both raised in Orange County, California, and together with their daughter are members of Christ Reformed Church (URCNA) in Anaheim.

Did Clement of Rome Teach Justification By Faith And Works?

by on February 11, 2026 | Comment

Legend has it that because so many converted to Christianity under the preaching of Clement of Rome, even among the Roman elite, Emperor Trajan exiled him to the marble quarries in Cherson, a colony in modern-day Ukraine. There, under the hot sun, alongside thousands of fellow Christians all parched from their labor, Clement performed a miracle. Continue reading →