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Romans 3:22-24
This righteousness from God comes through faith
in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no
difference, for all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God, and are justified freely by
his grace through the redemption that came by
Christ Jesus.
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February 16
Justified
Justification is a term that is used a lot in
church but the meaning of the word isn't thought
about too often. The word is similar to
justice so that gives us a starting point in our
understanding but doesn't fully answer the
question.
There are numerous religious words that all have
the same general idea behind them. To be
justified is to be made righteous. It is
the same thing as being sanctified or being made
holy.
All of these terms mean that God takes our sin,
applies His grace to us, and gives us His
righteousness. It is more than just the
balancing of a scale - giving us enough grace to
counteract our sin. Our sin is completely
removed.
When we are justified God does not see us as
creatures who are have sin covered with grace.
All He sees when He looks at us is His grace
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