Schedule Before Conversion During Conversion After Conversion Common grace Election and Reprobation The Gospel Call and Effective Calling   Regeneration Conversion Justification Adoption Baptism in and Filling With the Holy Spirit Sanctification Perseverance of the Saints Death and the Intermediate State Glorification Union with Christ

Justification Luke 7:29-30 29 And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

Justification Romans 8:33-34 33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

Justification Romans 3:20, 28; 5:1 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

Justification Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

Justification Our faith in Christ + God’s declaration = Our forgiveness

Justification Sinful unrighteous before God Forgiven morally neutral —

Justification Romans 4:3-6 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” 4 Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. 5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, 6 just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works

Justification Romans 5:19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous. Our forgiveness + Christ’s righteousness = Our righteousness

+ Justification — Justified righteousness of Christ Sinful unrighteous before God Forgiven morally neutral Justified righteousness of Christ + —

Justification Romans 3:20-24 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

Justification Galatians 2:16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified

Adoption John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name

Adoption 1 John 3:1-2 1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

Adoption Family option #1: John 8:41-44 41 You do the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.

Adoption Family option #1: John 8:41-44 43 Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

Adoption Family option #2: Romans 8:14-17 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

Last Week’s Memory Verses John 3:5-8 John 3:16

Schedule Before Conversion During Conversion After Conversion Common grace Election and Reprobation The Gospel Call and Effective Calling   Regeneration Conversion Justification Adoption Baptism in and Filling With the Holy Spirit Sanctification Perseverance of the Saints Death and the Intermediate State Glorification Union with Christ