You are Justified
Scripture: Romans 3:10-26
No One is Righteous, Because of Their Bad Works
“None is righteous, no, not one. . .” (v10)
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (v23)
“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8)
No One is Declared Righteous by Their Good Works
“For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.” (v20)
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Everyone is Declared Righteous Who Has Faith in Jesus
“But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. . . and are justified by his grace as a gift” (v21-22, 24)
“Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? . . . And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Sprit of our God.” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11)
Everyone who is Declared Righteous, Will Become Righteous
“through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith.” (v25)
“those whom he justified, he also glorified.” (Romans 8:30)