3.7 Justification

06/11/2024 23 min
3.7 Justification

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Episode Synopsis

1. What are common answers to the questions “How can a sinful human be right with a holy and righteous God?” and “If you were to die tonight and meet God, why should he give you eternal life in heaven?”

2. The podcast discussed various views of salvation including Pelagianism, a cosmic scale of justice, Roman Catholic, and Arminian. What’s a common thread in all of these views?

3. We believe the Bible answers the question of how a sinful human can be right with a holy God with the doctrine of Justification. Read and discuss Rom 3:21-26, Rom 4:4-8, 5:9, 8:31-33, Gal 2:15, 1 Cor 1:30, 2 Cor 5:21.

4. Westminster Shorter Catechism #33 gives a great summary of the Bible’s teaching on Justification - “Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein he pardons all of our sin, and accepts us as righteous in his sight only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.” What are the important aspects of this doctrine?

5. Why is this doctrine so important!?