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Justification and forgiveness.

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Updated: Sep 12, 2022

Ephesians 1:7-8 NKJV

[7] In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

[8] which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,


Romans 3:23-24 NKJV

[23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

[24] being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,


Justify means

to declare, pronounce, one to be just, righteous,


If God declares saved people righteous (by imputing to them Jesus’ righteousness (1 Corinthians 1.30)), what is there to forgive?


A person forgiven is still a guilty person. God forgives and then does way more, by removing all guilt, as though they never sinned and never will. He does this because His grace abounds toward His children. Grace upon grace, because He loves His family so much.






 
 
 

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