Acceptance Quote by John Calvin

“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

“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

Justification is God's declaration that we, though guilty sinners, are righteous in God's eyes.

— Kevin DeYoung

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

“Romans explains how God can justify the ungodly. "Justification" is a declaration by God that we are righteous only in Christ. We need justification…

— Desmond Ford

“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

Justified means just as if you've never sinned.

— Joyce Meyer

Our justification hinges on a risen life, present in us now because Christ is present with us now.

— Paul F. M. Zahl

“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

“For Christians, then, Christ’s justification, given with his resurrection, becomes theirs. When they are united to the resurrected and justified Christ by faith, his…

— Richard B. Jr. Gaffin

We acknowledge no righteousness but what the obedience and satisfaction of Christ yields us. His blood, not our faith; his satisfaction, not our believing…

— John Flavel

We are justified, not by giving anything to God,--what we do,--but by receiving from God, what Christ hath done for us.

— William Gurnall