Quotes about Justification

Nothing worse than a man who makes excuses, blames others, and refuses responsibility for his own actions." No doubt there were real experiences that underlined the worthlessness of excuse makers for these men.

Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error. The error is thinking that when someone stands in the way of our wants, we can justify getting that person out of our lives. Abortion and racism stem from the same poisonous root, selfishness.

Rest assured: Before God, the righteousness of Christ is all we need; before God, the righteousness of Christ is all we have.

A man's acts are usually right, but his reasons seldom are.

The world went mad and used us as an excuse.

By justification we are saved from the guilt of sin…by sanctification we are saved from the power and root of sin

Without justification salvation is not of grace, but of works.

Thus, although arguments and evidence may be used to support the believer's faith, they are never properly the basis of that faith.

It is evident that imputation depends ?upon our union with Christ. "Having been made by God a surety for us and given to us for a head, he can communicate to us his righteousness and all of his benefits." Our union with Christ is the "cause and foundation" of our sharing in all his benefits, including justification (remission of sins and adoption as sons) (1992, 16.6).

For hence it is that the righteousness of Christ is imputed to him by God, by whose merit apprehended by faith he is absolved from his sins and obtains a right to life" (1992, 16.9). Faith is thus "the instrumental cause of our justification" (1992, 16.7) and by implication of our union with Christ. Hence, believers have "immediate and absolute union" with Christ (1992, 18.25).

A man is not saved because he believes in Christ, he believes in Christ because he is saved.

Justification and regeneration are simultaneous. The pardoned sinner becomes a child of God in justification.