What is justification?

Scripture proofs

• Romans 3:24

  being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

• Ephesians 1:7

  In him we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

• 2 Corinthians 5:21

  For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

• Romans 5:19

  For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.

• Philippians 3:9

  and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith,

• Galatians 2:16

  yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (public domain).