Justification
Justification is comprised of several different
facets. It involves repentance, a forsaking of all sin, and a deliverance from
sin.
Repentance ~ a turning
from ALL sin!
Matthew 21:28-31 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the
first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and
said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his
father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That
the publicans and the harlots go into the
Forsaking ~ a person
must forsake ALL sin!
Proverbs 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper:
but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have
mercy.
Deliverance ~ God has
delivered His people from ALL sin!
Colossians 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the
kingdom of his dear Son
Luke 1:73-75 The oath which he sware to our father
Abraham, That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand
of our enemies might serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness
before him, all the days of our life. When a person has turned to God, by faith
in the shed blood of Jesus Christ, with a heart of TRUE repentance God will Justify them, or make them
holy.
1 Peter 1:15-16 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of
conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
II Corinthians 7:12 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves
from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Separated from sin ~
God's people do not commit sin!
I John 3:6-9 Whosoever abideth in
him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Little
children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous,
even as he is righteous. He
that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works
of the devil. Whosoever
is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of
God.
According to these scriptures, a person is not
saved if they still sin.
So then, to be justified is to be saved from a lifetime of committed sin.