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Justification is the forensic act of God which is centered around the works that Jesus did. By the payment of sin paid on that cross by, we (his creation) can be (choice) made righteous because of His work, not human works. The doctrine of justification is explain and develop well by the apostle Paul, teaching that salvation is not only for Jews, but also for gentiles. Salvation has always been centered on Christ, in the Old and in the New Testament. Without divine truth in Him, there would be no unity or relationship with God or Christ without the works of His Justification.

The meat of Justification does come out the writing of Paul, which he spare heads the unity of the Jews and gentiles regardless of the law. The Jews …show more content…

The word justify means to declare or made righteous, it 's pretty simple to understand and strongly established here. Also note that word righteous is not meant we are not change into a righteous person. This word means to be declared righteous upon the act of their confession of faith that based on the works of Jesus Christ. According to Holman 's Illustrated Bible Dictionary "Justification involves both the forensic, legal declaration of the righteousness of Christ as the grounds and basis of their acceptance". The works of Christ are perfect, and because it 's works are perfect, we are too a perfected in our relationship with …show more content…

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the

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