Reconciliation, Justification, Adoption, Election, and Redemption
“Justification” is the legal condition whereby God declares the sinner to be righteous. This event is also the result of Christ’s death on the Cross. Because Jesus was perfectly righteous even though He accepted our sins on the Cross, God will see the righteousness of Jesus and impute this righteousness to the believer. Thus, the Cross for the believer not only removes sin but provides justification. The believer is no different immediately after justification than he was before. He has still committed the same sins and has paid no penalty for them. The difference is that God now accepts the believer because of his faith in Jesus. God sees Christ's righteousness when He looks at the believer. God declares him acceptable and righteous based solely upon his relationship with Jesus.
The thought here is that God solely by His grace finds us free from the demands of His law.
Romans 3:24 (KJV)
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Christ's death is the basis of our justification.
Hebrews 10:14 (KJV)
14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Our faith experience is the vehicle whereby justification operates.
Romans 3:25-30 (KJV)
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. 27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: 30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
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