Studies in Bible terminology by Ron Graham.

Justification

Word family: Justification, just, justify, justice. Synonyms: Made accepted, deemed righteous, counted worthy Related ideas: Sufficiency, uprightness, faith and obedience, sacrifice, mercy, judgment Greek References: dikaiosis 1347 cf 1342-1349 (Strong) Definition: Justification is being made right and deemed righteous, because sins have been forgiven and blotted out. Scripture:     Justifiied by grace Tit 3:7 "...being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life". Rom 3:23-28 "Justified as a gift by his grace" through the Redeemer's sacrifice.   Justified by Christ’s death Rom 5:9,18 "Justified by his blood...by one righteous act [his death] all men were justified to life". 1Co 1:30 "Jesus... was made to us wisdom from God, and justification and sanctification, and redemption".   Justified by faith and obedience Rom 1:16-17 "The just shall live by faith" through the power of the gospel. Jas 2:14-26 "...justified by works, and not by faith alone" 1Jn 3:7 "He who does righteousness is just, even as [Christ] is righteous" Comment: We cannot have sufficient righteousness to be justified by our own works without faith in Jesus Christ. Neither can we be justified by faith alone without works. Print version: All the above presented as an A4 single-page Word document ready to print Best lesson: Justification (Wonderful Words) List of lessons: Search for "Justification" Glossary: Show word list