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JUSTIFICATION.

XXX. Justification. •'

Being justified freely by His grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."

The Heidelberg Catechism

24.

teaches that true conversion con-

:

says not that the arises in conversion.

how

iii.

two parts the dying of the old man, and the rising This last should be noticed. The Catechism the new.

sists of these

again of

Rom.

could

it

arise?

new

life originates

That which

arises

in conversion, but that

must

exist before.

it

Else

This agrees with our statement that regeneraand that by the effectual calling the new-

tion precedes conversion,

born child of God is brought to conversion. We now proceed to consider a matter which, tho belonging to the same subject and running parallel with it, yet moves along an entirely different line, viz., Justification.

In the Sacred Scripture, justification occupies the most conspic-

uous place, and is presented as of greatest importance for the sinner " For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God being justified freely by His grace, through the redemption that "Therefore, hemg justified is in Christ Jesus" (Rom. iii. 24). through our Lord Jesus Christ" with God peace faith, we have by (Rom. V. I) " Who was delivered for our offenses and raised again for our Justification" (Rom. iv. 25); " Who of God is made unto us from God, wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemp:

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tion"

(i

And was

Cor.

i.

30).

not only

is this

so strongly emphasized

also the very kernel of the Reformation,

by Scripture, but it which puts this doc-

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