What does justification declare according to Romans 3:24-25?

What does justification declare according to Romans 3:24-25?

• A. God's righteousness
• B. Our own righteousness
• C. The Law's righteousness
• D. Christ's righteousness

Answer: (A)

Justification declares God's righteousness. In Romans 3:24-25, Paul explains that people are justified freely by God's grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation through faith in his blood. The purpose of this act is to declare or display God's own righteousness—so that sins past are forgiven in a way that upholds God's justice. This shows that God remains just while also being the one who justifies the sinner who has faith in Jesus. So the emphasis is on God’s righteousness being the basis and display of forgiveness, not on our own merit or on the Law’s standard. The believer is counted righteous by God’s gracious act, revealed and applied through faith in Christ.

Justification declares God's righteousness. In Romans 3:24-25, Paul explains that people are justified freely by God's grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation through faith in his blood. The purpose of this act is to declare or display God's own righteousness—so that sins past are forgiven in a way that upholds God's justice. This shows that God remains just while also being the one who justifies the sinner who has faith in Jesus. So the emphasis is on God’s righteousness being the basis and display of forgiveness, not on our own merit or on the Law’s standard. The believer is counted righteous by God’s gracious act, revealed and applied through faith in Christ.