Justification

JUSTIFICATION

Introduction

A. Six key Bible words about

Salvation• Justification• Propitiation• Redemption• Reconciliation• Regeneration• Adoption

B. Why are we studying them?

1. Most evangelical

Christians don’t understand

them.

2. Untaught believers face

grave temptations.

3. Sound teaching

produces strong Christians.

C. Justification is the first

term.

I. The Definition of Justification

NOT making excuses to

others for misbehavior (self-

justification)

BUT to be declared

righteous or not guilty by God.

II. The Means

of Justification

A. By God’s grace:

unmerited favor.

(Rom. 3:24)

B. Through faith

in Christ. (Ephe. 2:8-9)

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith

—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that

no one can boast.”(Ephesians 2:8-9)

C. On the basis of Jesus’ blood shed on the cross. (Romans 3:25)

God presented Christ as a sacrifice of

atonement, through the shedding of his

blood—to be received by faith.

Rom. 3:25

D. Not based on any

human effort. (Rom. 3:28)

For we maintain that a person

is justified by faith apart from the

works of the Law.(Rom. 3:28)

III. The Effects

of Justification

A. You are completely forgiven. (Col. 2:13)

When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our

sins.(Colossians 2:13)

You have a new righteousness.

(2 Cor. 5:21)

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we

might become the righteousness of

God.2 Corinthians

5:21

You are declared not

guilty and free from

condemnation. (Rom. 8:1)

There is no condemnation for those who are in

Christ Jesus.Romans 8:1

“Who will bring any charge against those God has chosen? It

is God who justifies.”(Romans 8:33)

“Who is he that condemns? Christ

Jesus, who died- more than that, who was

raised to life-is at the right hand of God, and

is also interceding for us.”

Romans 8:34

Have you beenJUSTIFIED

through faithin Jesus Christ?