Which term most precisely expresses the declaration of righteousness before God?

Which term most precisely expresses the declaration of righteousness before God?

• A. Regeneration
• B. Justification
• C. Sanctification
• D. Adoption

Answer: (B)

Justification is the judicial declaration by God that a sinner is righteous in His sight. It rests not on our own merit, but on the righteousness of Christ credited to the believer and received by faith. When God justifies, He forgives sins and imputs Christ’s perfect obedience to the believer, placing them in right standing before Him. This is a one-time act that changes our legal status before God, producing peace with Him and assurance of acceptance. Regeneration concerns the new birth and the life-giving work of God within; sanctification is the ongoing process of growing in holiness; adoption is about becoming a child of God with all the rights of sonship. Only justification precisely expresses the declared righteousness before God.

Justification is the judicial declaration by God that a sinner is righteous in His sight. It rests not on our own merit, but on the righteousness of Christ credited to the believer and received by faith. When God justifies, He forgives sins and imputs Christ’s perfect obedience to the believer, placing them in right standing before Him. This is a one-time act that changes our legal status before God, producing peace with Him and assurance of acceptance. Regeneration concerns the new birth and the life-giving work of God within; sanctification is the ongoing process of growing in holiness; adoption is about becoming a child of God with all the rights of sonship. Only justification precisely expresses the declared righteousness before God.