Guest sermon preached at Christ the King Anglican Church in St. Augustine, 3/1/26
In Romans 4, the Apostle Paul addresses a question that has shaped the church from the beginning: How are we made right with God? Using the example of Abraham, Paul dismantles the idea that righteousness can be earned through effort, obedience, or religious practice. Instead, he shows that justification—being declared right with God—is a gift received through faith.
This passage also reshapes how we see one another in the church. If righteousness is a gift of grace rather than a reward for performance, then no one stands higher or lower than another. The ground at the foot of the cross is level.
This sermon explores how justification by faith produces humility before God and unity within the body of Christ.
