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Philippians 3:9-11</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Accept God's </B><B><U>_final__</U></B><B> </B><B><U>_answer_</U></B><B> 3:29-31</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Galatians 3  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>You stand right with God when you trust</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Christ's work alone on your behalf.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Justification</B></div> <bR> <div> How can God accept sinners into His presence?  How can God clear sinners from judgment?  How can God judge an innocent Person and clear the guilty?</div> <div> Justification is an act of God declaring the person righteous on the basis of faith in Christ.  It begins with the grace of God.  Below is a theology or doctrine of Justification.  Knowing what Scripture teaches about a subject gives us greater confidence to the extent God took in order to plan, provide for, and secure our salvation.  Praise be to His name.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Justification:</B></div> <bR> <div> It comes from God the Father  Rom. 8:33. It does not make right. </div> <div> It is God's gift to us Rom. 3:24.  We do not merit it- it's grace.</div> <div> It is poured out upon us richly through Christ Tit. 3:6,7.</div> <div> It frees the believer from all bondage of sin Acts 13:38,39. </div> <bR> <div> The basis of Justification is the blood of Christ.</div> <div> His blood was a propitiation to the Father Rom. 3:24.</div> <div> Our justification caused His resurrection Rom. 4:25. </div> <bR> <div> The Old Testament example Gen. 15:6.</div> <div> Is this when Abraham believed in God? No, Back in Gen. 11:31,32</div> <div> How good did Abraham have to be? ”As good as God. Here we must understand relative righteousness, car, music, art.</div> <div> What does “accounted to” mean? Did God just sort of clear Abraham because he didn't have the Bible back then? No, he credited to his account righteousness.</div> <div> Did God do it because Abraham followed God into the land? No, he believed Rom. 4:3.</div> <div> Did God do it because he performed the ritual of circumcision? no Rom. 4:10-12.</div> <div> If Abraham did not have the Bible, what did he have? God's word</div> <div> How much later did the law become written? About 600 years with Moses. Rom. 4:13; Gal. 3:17.</div> <div> Upon what covenant was this based? The Abrahamic Covenant Gal. 3:18.</div> <bR> <div> The trigger, or means of justification is Faith </div> <div> It is solely by faith Rom. 3:28. non-meritorious God then imputes His righteousness. Rom. 9:30-32.</div> <div> It is not related to human works Rom. 3:20, 28; Gal. 2:16.</div> <div> God is just and the justifier of those with faith Rom. 3:26.</div> <bR> <div> All three members of the Godhead are involved in Justification </div> <div> All were involved in the judgment for justification.</div> <div> God the Father did the judging Rom. 8:33.</div> <div> God the Son received the judgment 2 Cor. 5:21.</div> <div> God the Holy Spirit reveals the judgment Jn. 16:8,11,13.</div> <div> All were involved in the process of justification.</div> <div> The Father initiates Justification  Rom. 3:24.</div> <div> The Son provides for Justification  Rom. 3:25.</div> <div> The Holy Spirit applies Justification  1 Cor. 6:11.</div> <bR> <div> Justification is manifested in spiritual production  Jas. 2:18-26.</div> <div> Was Abraham justified when he offered Isaac?  He was already justified 25 years earlier for salvation, but he was justified by his works of faith in God after salvation.</div> <div> Was Rahab justified by her works?  No, she believed before but demonstrated justification by her works of faith in God.</div> <div> What is the basis for works?</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Application</B></div> <bR> <div> What does this mean?  How do you apply Justification to your life?  Consider the bike loan picture from the message.  How do the above points relate to the bike that was destroyed and returned to the owner?  How is justification seen in the relationship?</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id148.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Romans 4:125"><U><B>Next Page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Evangelical Church"><U><B><IMG SRC="0c740400.gif" border=0 width="64" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Evangelical Church"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>