“Regeneration is an act of God in us; justification is a judgment of God with respect to us. The distinction is like that of the distinction between the act of a surgeon and the act of a judge. The surgeon, when he removes an inward cancer, does something in us. That is not what a judge does- he gives a verdict regarding our judicial status.” John Murray
Yesterday I posted the wonderful quote from the Heidelberg Catechism for your encouragement. Now, one good quote is not enough, is it!?! We need to remind ourselves everyday that God has once and for all declared us completely righteous through faith alone in Christ alone. So, we are going to keep the quotes coming. Each day this week the pastors are going to post favorite justification quotes. We hope these truths encourage you and help you to live in the good of what Christ has secured for you!
Feel free to send me your favorite justification quote and we’ll post them for you!
Enjoy,
Eric
“It happens like this. When we put our faith in Jesus Christ, God treats us as if we were as righteous as Jesus is. God credits us with His righteousness. To use the proper term for this, God ‘imputes’ Christ’s righteousness to us, so that what Jesus did through the cross and the empty tomb counts for us. Justification is the judicial act in which God pardons sinners, considering them righteous because of the righteousness of Christ. When He justifies a sinner, God declares that as far as He is concerned, that sinner is as righteous as His own Son.” Phillip Graham Ryken
