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What does St. Paul mean when he says we are justified by faith—and that we have died to the law? This Byzantine Catholic talk explores justification, righteousness, baptism, and the new covenant through Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Christian perspectives.
Beginning with the Mosaic law as a tutor leading to Christ, the speaker considers how Jesus fulfills the law and how Christians enter into his life through faith and baptism. An audience question opens a discussion of the relationship between fulfillment, moral teaching, and the ceremonial practices of the Old Testament.
The talk then examines debates about justification: a declaration of righteousness, the transforming action of grace within the soul, and right relationship with God. It discusses Martin Luther, the distinction between works of the law and good works, Abraham’s faith and obedience, and the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
The final sections introduce the New Perspective on Paul, Catholic–Lutheran dialogue, and the Eastern emphasis on theosis—participation in divine life through union with Christ.
Throughout, the central question remains personal: how does God’s grace bring us into communion with Christ and transform the way we live?
00:00 St. Michael Comics Sponsor Message
00:24 Introducing Justification and Dying to the Law
01:47 Comparing Western and Eastern Perspectives
02:37 What Does “Dead to the Law” Mean?
03:02 Rejecting Marcionism: One God, Old and New Testaments
03:25 The Law as a Tutor Leading to Christ
04:01 How Christ Fulfills the Law
04:56 Christ’s Death and the Covenant
06:03 Entering the New Covenant
06:26 Circumcision, Faith, and Baptism
06:56 Baptism into Christ and Adoption as God’s Children
07:56 Audience Question: Does the Law Still Apply?
08:24 Fulfillment Illustrated by a Seed Becoming a Tree
09:26 Ceremonial Practices and Continuing Moral Meaning
10:34 Introducing the Justification Debate
10:50 The Speaker’s Critique of Luther’s Framework
12:17 Works of the Law and Good Works
13:08 Catholic Teaching on Grace and Interior Transformation
14:43 “Christ Lives in Me”
15:06 Abraham: Faith, Obedience, and Righteousness
15:47 Justification and Relationship with God
17:05 The Range of Meaning in Righteousness Language
17:40 Covenant Membership and the New Perspective on Paul
19:16 First-Century Judaism in the New Perspective
20:27 Returning to the Mosaic Law as a Requirement
21:32 Audience Question: Faith Working through Love
22:24 Faith, Hope, Charity, and the Letter of James
23:34 Jewish and Gentile Christians in the Early Church
24:23 St. Peter, St. Paul, and Table Fellowship
25:24 Timothy’s Circumcision and Pastoral Context
26:06 Baptism and Relationships among Christians
27:14 New Perspective Scholars: Dunn, Wright, and Sanders
28:01 Catholic–Lutheran Dialogue on Justification
28:36 The Eastern Fathers and Theosis
29:48 Comparing the Three Perspectives
30:04 Dispensationalism and Evangelical Interpretations
31:14 Further Scholarship and Closing Remarks
31:58 Sensus Fidelium App
32:23 Real Estate for Life Sponsor Message
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