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>