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“Justification is the means whereby we appropriate the saving act of God in the past, and sanctification the promise of God's activity in the…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Justification Justification means that God not only has forgiven me of my sins but also has granted me the righteousness of Christ. Because of…

— Robert S. McGee

“Never think of justification as something that happens solely at the beginning of the Christian life, as though, once you are justified, you then…

— Desmond Ford

We explain justification simply as the acceptance with which God receives us into his favor as righteous men. And we say that it consists…

— John Calvin

“Justification is an eschatological fact that has occurred in history. It means acquittal from the guilt of sin by a favorable decision of the…

— George Eldon Ladd

“. . . being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. – Romans 3:24”

— Robert J. Morgan

“In justification, God imputes or counts over to the sinner the righteousness of Christ. In sanctification, God imparts the righteousness of the new life.…

— G.H. Gerberding

To be justified means more than to be declared "not guilty." It actually means to be declared righteous before God. It means God has…

— Jerry Bridges

“By faith we proclaim that we are "justified". By His sinless sacrifice Jesus declares and makes us "righteous" by giving us His very own…

— John Paul warren

Justification and sanctification are both God's work, and while they can and must be distinguished, the Bible won't let us separate them. Both are…

— Tullian Tchividjian

“The ground of our justification is God’s act of redemption in Jesus Christ. So Paul writes, “Since all have sinned and fall short of…

— J. Rodman Williams

I fear it is sometimes forgotten that God has married together justification and sanctification. They are distinct and different things, beyond question, but one…

— J. C. Ryle