Of Justification

“Those whom God effectually calls, He also freely justifies, not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting and accepting their persons as righteous; not for any thing wrought in them, or done by them, but for Christ’s sake alone; nor by imputing faith itself, the act of believing, or any other evangelical obedience to them, as their righteousness; but by imputing the obedience and satisfaction of Christ unto them, they receiving and resting on Him and His righteousness by faith; which faith they have not of themselves, it is the gift of God.”

- The Westminster Confession of Faith, XI, 1.

Published in: on October 20, 2008 at 1:45 am  Comments (1)  

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  1. What a WONDERFUL “GIFT” we (I) have revieced from my Savior JESUS.


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