Justification

This is the declaration of being made right.  Jesus, being our propitiation for our sin and atoning for sin on our behalf, makes us right by God and justified by Jesus (Rom. 5:18, NASB).  This is not to say we are sinless; but it is to say that we are declared sinless by God, by what Jesus did, and not by anything we try to do (Rom. 5:9). This is a gift of grace (Rom. 3:24) and by faith (Rom. 3:28).

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