Justification

Sermon Text: Romans 4:3
First in series of four messages - Justification, regeneration, sanctification, and glorification

1. The Biblical Explanation of Justification

1. A judicial, legal term
2. A two fold term

2. The Expressed Need for Man's Justification

1. Man is a condemned sinner by nature
2. Man is a guilty sinner by deed
3. Man is helpless and hopeless without Divine intervention

3. The Exclusive Means of Man's Justification

1. We are justified by faith
2. We are justified by faith in Jesus Christ's righteousness
3. We are justified by faith in Jesus Christ's shed blood
4. We are justified by grace through faith

4. The Expression of the Faith that Justifies

1. In its perception

1. This faith discerns the way of the gospel
2. This faith discerns the wisdom of the gospel
3. This faith discerns the exclusivity of the gospel
4. This faith discerns the love of the gospel
5. This faith discerns the glory of the gospel

1. In its practice

1. This faith experiences the power of the gospel
2. This faith experiences the joy of the gospel
3. This faith experiences the satisfaction of the gospel