Justification

Jesus Christ sitting on a throne in heaven.

In Christian theology, "the doctrine of justification concerns God’s gracious judicial verdict in advance of the day of judgment, pronouncing guilty sinners, who turn in self-despairing trust to Jesus Christ, forgiven, acquitted of all charges and declared morally upright in God’s sight."

See also

• Righteousness
• Faith
• Works (theology)
• Salvation
• Repentance
• Sanctification
• Holiness
• Virtue

External links

• Justification, St. Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, St. Andrews College
• JOINT DECLARATION ON THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION by the Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church
• The Doctrine of Justification, The Gospel Coalition website
• A Systematic Theology of Justification, Crossway
• The Doctrine of Justification Does Not Save Us—Christ Does, Ligonier Ministries