Q.33. What is justification?

A. Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins,[c] and accepteth us as righteous in his sight,[d] only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us,[e] and received by faith alone.[f]

[c] Rom. 3:24,25. Rom. 4:6-8.

[d] 2 Cor. 5:19,21.

[e] Rom. 5:17-19.

[f] Gal. 2:16. Phil. 3:9.

We are here taught,

1. That justification is an act of the free and unmerited grace of God.

2. That all our sins are pardoned in justification.

3. That the perfect righteousness of Christ is imputed to the believer in justification.

4. That the believer is accepted as righteous by God, only by the imputation of Christ’s righteousness.

5. That the benefit of Christ’s imputed righteousness is received by faith alone.