Romans 3:30
3:30 Since God is one,
he will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
Romans 4:2-5
4:2 For if Abraham was declared righteous
by the works of the law, he has something to boast about – but not before God.
4:3 For what does the scripture say? “
Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
4:4 Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited due to grace but due to obligation.
4:5 But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous,
his faith is credited as righteousness.
Psalms 143:2
143:2 Do not sit in judgment on your servant,
for no one alive is innocent before you.
Luke 18:14
18:14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified
rather than the Pharisee.
For everyone who exalts
himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Acts 13:39
13:39 and by this one
everyone who believes is justified
from everything from which the law of Moses could not justify
you.
Galatians 2:16
2:16 yet we know
that no one
is justified by the works of the law
but by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ.
And
we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by the faithfulness of Christ
and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one
will be justified.
Galatians 5:4
5:4 You who are trying to be declared righteous
by the law have been alienated
from Christ; you have fallen away from grace!
James 2:21-25
2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?
2:22 You see that his faith was working together with his works and his faith was perfected by works.
2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “
Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness,”
and
he was called God’s friend.
2:24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
2:25 And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way?