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ARTICLES OF FAITH Part 5

Justification is an instantaneous legal act in which God declares believers righteous based on Christ's righteousness, not their own works. It answers how we can have right legal standing before God. Through double imputation, our sins are credited to Christ on the cross and His righteousness is credited to believers, allowing God to declare us just. Sanctification is the progressive work of God and believers that makes us more like Christ in our actual lives throughout this life until death. Perseverance of the saints teaches that those truly saved by God's grace will be kept secure in their faith until the end and will not ultimately lose their salvation.

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ARTICLES OF FAITH Part 5

Justification is an instantaneous legal act in which God declares believers righteous based on Christ's righteousness, not their own works. It answers how we can have right legal standing before God. Through double imputation, our sins are credited to Christ on the cross and His righteousness is credited to believers, allowing God to declare us just. Sanctification is the progressive work of God and believers that makes us more like Christ in our actual lives throughout this life until death. Perseverance of the saints teaches that those truly saved by God's grace will be kept secure in their faith until the end and will not ultimately lose their salvation.

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What is Justification?

Justification is an instantaneous legal act of God in


which He considers of our sins as forgiven and Christ’s
righteousness as belonging to us, and declares us to
be righteous (just) in His sight.
(Rom. 3:20, 26, 28; 5:1; 8:30; 10:4, 10; Gal. 2:16; 3:24)
Why is an understanding of justification
important?
It answers the question: "Yeah, Jesus died and all, but what
about the guilt of our sin?"
How and when do we gain right legal standing before God?
Justification is a legal concept

Romans 8:33-34
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that
justifieth.

Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is


risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh
intercession for us.
God declares us to be Just
God declares us just in HIS sight
1st aspect is that we are declared to have no penalty to pay for
sin, including past, present, and future sins (Romans 8:1)
2nd aspect is that we are declared as righteous (Rom. 3:21–22,
Romans 4:3, Isa. 61:10)
What is double imputation?

Double imputation involves the simultaneous imputation of our


sins to Christ and the imputation of Christ's righteousness to
believers.
Imputation of OUR sins to Christ:
In this aspect of double imputation, our sins are reckoned or
credited to Jesus Christ.
This means that on the cross, Jesus bore the penalty and the
weight of our sins in our place.
He willingly took upon Himself the guilt and punishment that we
deserved, paying the price for our transgressions.
This imputation of our sins to Christ is essential for our
salvation, as it demonstrates God's justice being satisfied and
allows for His mercy and grace to be extended to us.
Imputation of Christ's Righteousness to Believers:
Simultaneously, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to
believers.
This means that when we place our faith in Jesus Christ, His
perfect righteousness is credited to our account.
Though we are inherently sinful and incapable of meeting God's
standard of perfection, Christ's righteousness covers us,
allowing us to stand before God as righteous and blameless.
Through the imputation of Christ's righteousness, we are
declared justified before God, not on the basis of our own
works, but on the basis of Christ's finished work on the cross.
Imputation of Our Imputation of Christ's
Sins to Christ Righteousness to Us

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Contrast against Catholic view
The Roman Catholic perspective is that it is something that
changes us internally and makes us more holy within.
According to this perspective, justification involves a process
where God imparts His grace to the individual, transforming
them from within and making them inherently righteous.
Through the sacraments, particularly baptism and the ongoing
reception of grace, believers are progressively sanctified and
cooperate with God's grace to grow in holiness and
righteousness.
Catholic View Reformed View
Examine the Hymn:
His Robes for Mine
What is Adoption?
It is the doctrine that through faith in Jesus Christ,
believers are legally and lovingly embraced as
children of God, granted the rights, privileges, and
inheritance of God's family.
Adoption is one of the main metaphors by which
the Bible illustrates our Salvation
John 1: 12 (ESV)- But to all who did receive him, who believed in
his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who
were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will
of man, but of God.
Romans 8: 14-16, read
Romans 9: 7-8
Gal. 3:23–26
Adoption is an outcome of Saving Faith

In time, this is simultaneous with the new birth, repentance and


salvation, and justification
But logically, this comes after the above
Examine John 1:12, adoption comes after receiving and
believing
Adoption is a distinct aspect of grace from
Justification and Regeneration

God could have made us alive without making us members of


his family!
God could have made us just before Him in legal standing
without making us His children
Regeneration has to do with our spiritual life within.
Justification has to do with our standing before God’s law. But
adoption has to do with our relationship with God as our Father,
Privileges of Adoption

Adopted children have full familial, legal and inheritance rights


as that of "natural born" children
We have access to God as our Father, not as slaves
We are led by the Holy Spirit as children of God (Rom. 8:14)
We are recipients of God's discipline (Hebrews 12: 5-6)
We are joint heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17)
We have a new spiritual family here on earth, we can call each
other as brothers in sisters, this is because of adoption!
What is Sanctification?

It is the is a progressive work of God and man


(synergistic) that makes us more and more free
from sin and Christ-like in our actual lives.
Contrast between Justification and Sanctification
Justification Sanctification
Legal Standing Internal condition
Instant, one time Progressive
Monergistic (All God) Synergistic
Completed in this life Not Completed in this life
The same for all Greater in some, less in
Christians others
What are the stages of Sanctification?

Definite Beginning at Regeneration 1 Cor 6:11


Sanctification throughout life (Roman 6:12-13
Romans 6:19, 2 Cor 3:18, Col 3:10, Hebrews
12:1
Sanctification is completed at death, Hebrews
12:23, Phil 3:21
Death

Throughout Life

Conversion (regeneration)
Human
Sanctification is Synergistic

God and man cooperate in this process


Romans 12:1-2 (ESV) I appeal to you therefore, brothers,by the
mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy
and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not
be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal
of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of
God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Sanctification has a corporate element

Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider one another to provoke


unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one
another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Sanctification is facilitated by corporate worship
1 Peter 2:5-9, Thess. 5:11, Eph. 4:2–3,
Motivations for Sanctification
Love for God, John 14:15
the need to keep a clear conscience before God (Rom. 13:5; 1
Tim. 1:5)
the desire to be used by God for good (2 Tim. 2:20–21)
the desire to see unbelievers come to Christ through observing
our lives (1 Peter 3:1–2, 15–16);
the desire to receive present blessings from God on our lives
and ministries (1 Peter 3:9–12);
the desire to avoid God’s displeasure and discipline on our lives
(sometimes called “the fear of God”) (Acts 5:11)
the desire for a deeper walk with God (Matt. 5:8
What is Perseverance?

Perseverance of the saints teaches that those


who are genuinely saved by God's grace will be
kept secure in their faith until the end, never
ultimately falling away or losing their salvation.

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