A sinner can only be made
right with God through faith in the substitutionary atonement through the death,
burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The sinless Saviour laid down His
life willingly, endured suffering, and died a horrendous death on the cross for
the forgiveness of the sins of the whole world, but only those who would repent
and believe the gospel would be justified. Justification is when God makes
sinners right in His sight when they believe and trust in Jesus Christ alone as
their Lord and Saviour Romans 3:21-28.
Justification means that
a believer is justified as if he or she never sinned in the sight of God. God
doesn't just forgive you; He does more than that; He justifies you as though
the sin has never been committed and that it was done by the precious blood of
Jesus Christ shed on the cross through faith alone in Him.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. Romans 5:9 KJV
Justification is the imputation of the righteousness of Christ to the repentant sinner. The sinless Saviour went to the cross as a substitute for all of us by taking the punishment of all of our sins, and only those who have appropriated the atonement are made righteous or not guilty in God's sight.
For he
hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV
Justification is having peace with God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone.
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: Romans 5:1 KJV
Justification is when a condemned sinner who deserves eternal death is declared righteous in God's sight.
Wherefore,
as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed
upon all men, for that all have sinned:
That as
sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness
unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:12,21 KJV
The apostle Paul teaches that believers in Christ are not justified by their works but by God's grace and mercy.
Not by
works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved
us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Titus 3:5 KJV
Justification means that when you believe and trust in Jesus Christ alone as Lord and Saviour, you are sealed with the Holy Spirit and baptised into the body of Christ.
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:13 KJV
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Ephesians 1:13 KJV
Jesus Christ completed the work required for our justification on the cross. He said, "It is finished." the last words He spoke before He died on the cross, meaning the debt of our sins has already been paid.
When
Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed
his head, and gave up the ghost. John 19:30
The moment you humble yourself, repent, and believe in what Jesus Christ has done for you on the cross, He laid down His life willingly so that you could be forgiven and defeated sin and death by His glorious resurrection. Only then are you justified, declared righteous or not guilty, and receive the free gift of salvation. You will then be filled with the Holy Spirit and born again (God will change you from within), and your place in heaven is prepared.
That
being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of
eternal life. Titus 3:7
We can only be justified by Grace Alone, through Faith Alone, in Christ Alone, Scripture Alone, for the glory of God alone!
Blessings in Christ.
David & Gay
