What does the Bible teach about the Doctrine of Justification?
This is perhaps the most important subject in this book because no doctrine is more crucial-nor more misunderstood and neglected, even by the True Christians-than the biblical doctrine of justification by faith alone. The Bible teaches that any person who simply and truly believes in Jesus Christ as his personal Savior from sin is at that point irrevocably and eternally justified. What is justification? Justification is the act of God whereby He not only forgives the sins of believers, but He also declares them perfectly righteous by reckoning or imputing the obedience and righteousness of Christ Himself to them through faith. It might help to look at it this way: If a wealthy uncle deposits a million dollars to the checking account of his young nephew, that money is now the property of his nephew even though the lad never earned it, worked for, or even deserved it. In justification, God “deposits” the righteousness of Christ to the believer’s account-He credits the Christian with the
