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In [[Christianity|Christian]] [[theology]], "the [[doctrine]] of [[justification]] concerns [[God]]’s [[Divine grace|gracious]] judicial verdict in advance of the day of [[judgment]], pronouncing guilty [[sin]]ners, who turn in self-despairing trust to [[Jesus Christ]], [[Forgiveness|forgiven]], acquitted of all charges and declared [[Morality|morally]] upright in God’s sight."<ref>[https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/the-doctrine-of-justification/#:~:text=The%20biblical%20doctrine%20of%20justification,place%20when%20a%20person%20believes. The Doctrine of Justification], The Gospel Coalition website</ref> | In [[Christianity|Christian]] [[theology]], "the [[doctrine]] of [[justification]] concerns [[God]]’s [[Divine grace|gracious]] judicial verdict in advance of the day of [[judgment]], pronouncing guilty [[sin]]ners, who turn in self-despairing trust to [[Jesus Christ]], [[Forgiveness|forgiven]], acquitted of all charges and declared [[Morality|morally]] upright in God’s sight."<ref>[https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/the-doctrine-of-justification/#:~:text=The%20biblical%20doctrine%20of%20justification,place%20when%20a%20person%20believes. The Doctrine of Justification], The Gospel Coalition website</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Righteousness]] | ||
| + | *[[Faith]] | ||
*[[Works (theology)]] | *[[Works (theology)]] | ||
*[[Salvation]] | *[[Salvation]] | ||
| + | *[[Repentance]] | ||
| + | *[[Sanctification]] | ||
| + | *[[Holiness]] | ||
| + | *[[Virtue]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| + | *[https://www.saet.ac.uk/Christianity/Justification Justification], St. Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, St. Andrews College | ||
| + | *[https://www.christianunity.va/content/unitacristiani/en/dialoghi/sezione-occidentale/luterani/dialogo/documenti-di-dialogo/1999-dichiarazione-congiunta-sulla-dottrina-della-giustificazion/en.html JOINT DECLARATION ON THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION by the Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church] | ||
| + | *[https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/the-doctrine-of-justification/#:~:text=The%20biblical%20doctrine%20of%20justification,place%20when%20a%20person%20believes. The Doctrine of Justification], The Gospel Coalition website | ||
*[https://www.crossway.org/articles/a-systematic-theology-of-justification/ A Systematic Theology of Justification], Crossway | *[https://www.crossway.org/articles/a-systematic-theology-of-justification/ A Systematic Theology of Justification], Crossway | ||
| + | *[https://www.ligonier.org/posts/its-not-doctrine-justification-faith-alone-saves-its-christ-who-saves The Doctrine of Justification Does Not Save Us—Christ Does], Ligonier Ministries | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:31, July 3, 2025
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."[1]
See also
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
References
- ↑ The Doctrine of Justification, The Gospel Coalition website