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| − | {{quote | text=For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. [[Isaiah 53:12]]}}
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| − | topic_name = Justification |
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| − | subtopics = [[Grace]], [[Sin]], [[Repentance]], [[Forgiveness]], [[Salvation]], [[Righteous]]
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| − | * [[Justification by faith]], [[Justification by faith plus works]]
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| − | * [[New Perspective on Paul]]
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| − | * [[The Law]]
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| − | * [[Eternal life]], [[Heaven]]
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| − | * Passages: [[Isaiah 1:18]], [[Isaiah 53:12]], [[Acts 13]]:38-39, [[Galatians 2:16]] |
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| − | * [[Justification by faith alone (G.G.)]]
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| − | * [[A look at justification by faith and good works in Luther's theology (J.S)]]
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| − | * [[Justification (Benjamen Meng)]] |
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| − | !<big>'''Justification - Michael and Rhonda Jones'''</big>
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| − | Justification is a term used in Christianity to describe God's declaration that a sinner is without sin because of God's forgiveness.
| + | There is no justification, it's the truth because a book with no proof says it is, believe it damnit! |
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| − | ===Views on justification===
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| − | Justification is often understood as the action of [[God]] in giving or reckoning the [[righteousness]] of [[Jesus]] to a [[sinner]], so that the sinner is declared by God as being righteous under the [[Law]]. In other words, justification is the term that describes the removal of sins from a person. In the [[Book of Isaiah]] the concept of justification is stated beautifully - [[Isaiah 1:18]]
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| − | : "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."
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| − | There are however significant differing views on justification among Christians. | |
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| − | ====[[Justification by faith plus works]]====
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| − | The [[Roman Catholic Church]] and the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] teach that justification and cleansing from sin requires both faith in [[Christ]]'s redemptive work on the cross as well as obedience and good works. This is known as [[justification by faith plus works]].
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| − | ====[[Justification by faith alone]]====
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| − | [[Protestant]] churches traditionally have taught that justification and cleansing from sin requires only faith in [[Christ]]'s redemptive work on the cross, and does not require any good works on the part of the sinner. This is known as [[justification by faith alone]], and was one of the core reasons for the Protestant break-away from the Roman Catholic Church in the [[Reformation]]. Passages such as [[James 2:24]] which discuss justification through works are explained by viewing good works as evidence of the justification that has already through the believer's faith.
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| − | ====The [[New Perspective on Paul]]====
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| − | Some Protestant scholars, most notably [[N.T. Wright]], have recently questioned the traditional Protestant understanding of justification. This has lead to the development of the [[New Perspective on Paul]], which is a term that actually refers to a wide variety of more recent interpretations on the theology of the [[Apostle Paul]]. According to Wright, justification is not the process of how a sinner becomes right in God's sight, but rather is simply the declaration that a person is already right with God. Wright has argued that justification is more about [[ecclesiology]], or who belongs to the church, than [[soteriology]] (the theology of salvation). He suggests that when Paul has stated that a person is justified by faith apart from the Law, what Paul means is that a person belongs to the family of God (the church) by virtue of his faith alone and not by virtue of his ethnic identity as a Jew. This shift of emphasis has caused ripples among some Protestant Christians, who question the implication this perspective has on the contribution of good deeds or works to salvation.
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| − | ===Biblical passages on justification===
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| − | The word justification is derived from the [[Koine Greek]] word [[Δικαιοω]] (dikaioo). It is used in a variety of settings in the New Testament, especially by the [[apostle Paul]], who spoke strongly about [[justification by faith]], for example in [[Romans 3:28]]
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| − | : ''{{web_verse|Romans|3|28}}''
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| − | The [[apostle James]] also speaks of justification. He speaks of it in terms of justification by faith and works, for example in [[James 2:24]]
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| − | : ''{{web_verse|James|2|24}}''
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| − | ==Quotes==
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| − | : ''In theology, therefore, justification is not the means whereby it becomes possible to declare someone in the right. It is simply that declaration itself. It is not how someone becomes a Christian, but simply the declaration that someone is a Christian. It is not the exercise of mercy, but the just declaration concerning one who has already received mercy. This is a crucial distinction, without which it is impossible to understand the biblical material.''
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| − | ==Links==
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| − | * [http://www.ntwrightpage.com/Wright_Justification_Biblical_Basis.pdf NT Wright on the Biblical Basis of Justification]
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| − | * [http://youtube.com/watch?v=MtKsruztz30&rel=1&feature=related Related YouTube Videos]
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