Please enjoy class 10 in our ongoing study of the Holy Bible. In this class, we continue our teachings from the book of Philippians. Throughout St. Paul's teachings in his epistles, he emphasizes that people are saved by faith and not by works- no one can ‘buy' salvation by any good works they do. Martin Luther also borrows from this when he puts forward his Sola Fide doctrine, emphasizing that it's only through faith that the Church stands or falls. The Sola Fide doctrine underlines that God's forgiveness for guilty sinners is given and received through faith alone, not because of any good deeds.
St. Paul was one of the first-generation leaders of the Christian faith. He is considered of utmost importance right after Jesus- he enabled and accelerated the growth of Christianity among the Gentiles. His epistles explain and simplify aspects of Christianity, such as the relationship between God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the relationship between human and holy nature.