Salvation by Works: A Criminal Doctrine (A Spurgeon Sermon on Galatians 2:21)

Salvation by Works: A Criminal Doctrine (A Spurgeon Sermon on Galatians 2:21)

September 4, 2025 · 56 min · Season 2 · Episode 28

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CH Spurgeon addresses the misconception of salvation through works in his sermon on Galatians 2:21, emphasizing that true salvation is a gift of grace received by faith in Christ alone.

In this sermon on Galatians 2:21, CH Spurgeon confronts the error of seeking salvation by works rather than by faith in Christ. He shows how works-based righteousness undermines the gospel, minimizes Christ's sacrifice, and exalts self instead of God. Spurgeon contrasts this false way with the true gospel of grace, declaring that salvation is wholly a gift of God, received by faith in Christ alone. He urges his hearers to abandon every hope in their own merit and rest only in the righteousne...

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