Sola Fide

When you believe in the doctrine of election, the way Calvin did (Like I did)

You're pretty much gridlocked in a system

In such a way that functionally

Yet you believe that you're saved by faith alone

But for the large part, you look to your sanctification for your assurance (That's just facts)

Back in 2008

Back when I wrote a song called "Who Can Pluck Us" (Remember?)

And on it I gave a list of ways that you can test yourself just to discover (I confess)

If you're really in the faith, part of the elect, or one of the others (I was trippin')

I sent you to 1 John, in order to find, if you one of the brothers (God forgive me)

Or one of the sisters, I followed the system but took out of context

That John was addressing antinomianism and the proto-gnostics (Connect that)

He was not trying to give a test just to check our genuine faith

Or to provide a place where to find your assurance, as if your works are the primary way

Hold up, if we say that we have not sinned, then we make Him out to be a straight liar

And His word is not in, is not in us, is a signifier

He's not writing doubting believers to give them a test so they clearly see if they're saved or not

But he's sending a warning to Christians against these heresies

Go read it

Justified by faith

I say we ain't pointing to faith

Hollering grace, you can bank on they gone

Say what we say

Sola fide

Functionally this don't seem like the case

Point them in the wrong place

I say point place

Sola fide

Lest you hear me wrong

We should bear fruit and seek to grow

Say you a branch connected with

The Vine

Then I'm expecting to see results/but the problem is

With sanctification, being the place that

You wanna take them

When obviously, dude probably depressed and doubting his salvation

It's kind of Pharisaic how we arbitrarily make these laws

He's been saved now for how long and he's still struggling with the same flaws

And then you prescribe he scuba dive in that same heart

That sin-filled, hope killed, broken willed and super dark

You don't send that person inside himself

You remind that saint that it's extra nos (Outside himself)

We justified by faith alone, so quick to say he ain't a saved soul

You on "go mode", snatching away faith

Probably why non-believers stay away

Now you're doing damage, he can't meet your standards

That actually have nothing to do with His grace

Justified by faith

I say we ain't pointing to faith

Hollering grace, you can bank on they gone

Say what we say

Sola fide

Functionally this don't seem like the case

Point them in the wrong place

I say point place

Sola fide