Justification

If you give yourself to Him and accept Him as your Saviour, then, sinful as your life may have been, for His sake you are accounted righteous.  Christ's character stands in the place of your character, and you are accepted before God just as if you had not sinned.

While the sinner cannot save himself, he still has something to do to secure salvation.  'Him that cometh to Me, says Christ, 'I will in no wise cast out.'  But we must come to Him; and when we repent of our sins, we must believe that He accepts and pardons us.  Faith is the gift of God, but the power to exercise it is ours.  Jesus died for us because we were helpless to do this.  In Him is our hope, our justification, our righteousness.

The only way which the sinner can attain to righteousness is through faith.  By faith, he can bring to God the merits of Christ, and God places the obedience of His Son to the sinner's account.  Christ's righteousness is accepted in place of man's failure, and God receives, pardons, justifies, the repentant,  believing soul, treats him as though he were righteous, and loves him as He loves His Son.

Pray for faith to trust your Saviour that He died for you so that you could accept His righteousness for your sinful life.  Otherwise, you will have to die for your own sins.  Isn't our God wonderful to send His Son down to this wicked world to make atonement for us.  He took our death on the cross if we accept His sacrifice to cover our sins.  What an expensive sacrifice for God to give up His Son to save us.  Grandma Joan