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Justification says that when I came to Jesus Christ to be saved, God declared me, “not
guilty” by crediting the righteousness of Jesus Christ to my account.
God counted His Son’s lifelong record of perfect obedience, as my lifelong record of
perfect obedience. And this is credited to me by faith.
When I came to Christ by faith, not only was the death of Jesus Christ credited to my
account, but the life of Jesus Christ was credited to my account as well.
In most translations when you read Romans you are going to find the words justification,
justify, and justified.
Gal 3:10 For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be
everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them."
(Deut. 29:18-20)
James 2:10 10For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is
guilty of breaking all of it.
Pro 17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an
abomination to the LORD.
Rom 4:5a And to the one who does not work but believes in Him who justifies the
ungodly……..
II. “……but a declaration that he possesses a righteousness which perfectly and forever
satisfies the law, namely, Christ’s righteousness.”
Rom 5:19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one
man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
Gal 4:4-5 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born
under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as
sons.
Rom 5:19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one
man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
Rom 5:9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved
by him from the wrath of God.
Rebecca Stark: the term passive in passive obedience comes to us from the
Latin obedentia passiva, in which passiva refers to Christ’s suffering.
Christ’s obedience was active, in that He kept all of the requirements of God’s law for
His people.
Christ’s obedience was passive, in that He paid the penalty of a broken law for His
people.
Heb 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself
without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
Rom 6:14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
Rom 8:1-4 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
2.For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and
death. 3. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending
his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4. in
order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not
according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
John MacArthur:
The Reformation doctrine of justification by faith is, and has always been, the number
one target of the enemy's attack. It provides the foundation of the bridge that reconciles
God and man--without that key doctrine, Christianity falls. But the doctrine that the
Reformers so painstakingly clarified, even spilled blood over, has become so muddled
today that many Protestants barely recognize it. Sadly, there are some who react against
a clear presentation of justification, calling it nothing more than useless hair-
splitting.The superficial interests of the seeker church have caused doctrinal issues to
be downplayed and deemphasized--what "unchurched" person wants to come hear
about theology? Under the influence of pragmatism, the seeker-sensitive movement has
traded God-honoring doctrinal clarity and biblical purity for entertainment and
motivational speeches.
Martin Luther:
“This doctrine is the head and cornerstone. It alone begets, nourishes, builds, preserves,
and defends the church of God; and without it the church of God cannot exist for one
hour.”
Rom 5:19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one
man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
Gal 4:4-5 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born
under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as
sons.
2Co 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become
the righteousness of God.
Mat 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to
abolish them but to fulfill them.