To be justified means to be forgiven, declared innocent by God because of

Jesus’ death and resurrection.

Jesus’ death

Justification

Sanctification

Jesus’ death

Justification

Sanctification

“We must understand that as long as Christ

remains outside of us, and we are separated

from him, all that he has suffered and done

for the salvation of the human race remains

useless and of no value for us…

John Calvin

Justification is the declaration of the innocence and righteousness of the

believer by union with Jesus.

[1] There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…[33] Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.

ROMANS 8:1, 33

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee;

Let the water and the blood,

From Thy riven side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure,

Save me from its guilt and power.

[7] But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake ofChrist. [8] Indeed, I count everything as loss because of thesurpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake Ihave suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, inorder that I may gain Christ [9] and be found in him, not havinga righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but thatwhich comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from Godthat depends on faith…

PHILIPPIANS 3:7-9

[21] For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 CORINTHIANS 5:21