Definition: Justification is the legal declaration made by God on behalf of those who put their faith in Christ in which He both accounts to them the merits of Christ and finds them to be sinless.

Scriptures: Romans 5:8-9; Romans 5:1; Galatians 2:16

Study: One of the beauties of the Gospel is that God does for us what we cannot do for ourselves. Our righteousness is obtained for us by Christ, not by ourselves. We could never work ourselves into the kingdom of God. There is no sacrifice or offering that we could make that would be enough to offset our sin. God brings forgiveness to sinful people through the work of Jesus.

Questions to Ask: (these will help process the truth learned)

- Does justification make us actually righteous or only legally righteous?

- Does justification make us sinless or declare us sinless?

What is the difference?

- On account of whose merits are we justified?