Quotes about Justification
I believe the sovereign God of the universe justifies us freely, and then we are called to run with him in sanctification.
— Matt Chandler
Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.'
— Timothy Keller
God is righteous in making the sinner righteous.
— Joseph Prince
Some people need a theology of an angry God to justify their anger against sinners.
— Bill Johnson
None but God would ever have thought of justifying me. I am a wonder to myself.
— Charles Spurgeon
God declared me righteous!
— Charles Swindoll
It has been said that people never do evil with more enthusiasm than when they do it in the name of God.
— Tony Campolo
In many churches, the message of justification- how to get right with God- is preached over and over again. But much less is said about sanctification- how to live after you're converted.
— Nancy Pearcey
God's grace justifies sinners, but it never justifies sin!
— Joyce Meyer
This doctrine (justification) is the head and the cornerstone. It alone begets, nourishes, builds, preserves, and defends the church of God and without it the church of God cannot exist for one hour.
— Martin Luther
The Holy Spirit in enabling the already-justified believers to live with moral energy and will so that they really do please God again and again.
— NT Wright
People ... have tried to evoke God or devil to justify them in what their glands insisted upon.
— William Faulkner