"[28] "By faith": The faith, to which the apostle here attributes man's justification, is not a presumptuous assurance of our being justified;"
There is no "presumptuous" assurance when you take God at His word! He declares His truth. We either have faith that what He says is true, or we reject what He says because we think we know better - or want to achieve our own righteousness, which is filthy rags."In short, a faith which takes in hope, love, repentance, and the use of the sacraments.
No sacraments are mentioned by God in regards to being justified by faith alone. You added the idea to the verse, for it isn't there. Not in English. Not in Greek."And the works which he here excludes, are only the works of the law: that is, such as are done by the law of nature, or that of Moses, antecedent to the faith of Christ: but by no means, such as follow faith, and proceed from it."
No work saves. Saving faith is followed by the life of Christ in believers expressing itself in good works. You put the cart before the saving horse. God does not.
You misread the commentary. Sacraments are necessary in addition to faith. Baptism, Holy Communion, Confession are three sacraments that come to mind that are mentioned in the Bible. Why do you think Jesus Christ said his Blood would be shed for "many" and not for "all"?
Why do people who believe in this still commit sins? Sins are not good works.
Beat me to it!
13These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13 NASB
24“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. John 5:24 NASB
It's as if the Roman Catholic has never read these passages before.