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v. t. e. In Christian theology, justification is the event or process by which sinners are made or declared to be righteous in the sight of God. [ 1 ] In the 21st century, there is now substantial agreement on justification by most Christian communions. The collective bodies of most of the largest Christian denominations, including Catholic ...
According to the narrower sense of the phrase, used in Christian theology, union with Christ is a step in the ordo salutis ("order of salvation"), and the basis of the believer's justification. [5] In this sense, union with Christ follows faith and precedes adoption (Galatians 3:26-27).
Adoption, in Christian theology, is the reception of a believer into the family of God. In the Reformed ordo salutis ("order of salvation "), adoption is usually regarded as a step immediately subsequent to justification .
Gisle holds justification to be a once-for-all objective and forensic reality of double-imputation: "justification is an act of judgement on God's part, whereby He in His heart looks upon, considers, recognises and declares the sinner, who in himself is unrighteous, to be righteous," a work which "finds its source in the grace of God" (s. 64).
t. e. In Christianity, salvation (also called deliverance or redemption) is the saving of human beings from sin and its consequences [a] —which include death and separation from God —by Christ's death and resurrection, [1] and the justification entailed by this salvation. The idea of Jesus' death as an atonement for human sin was recorded ...
Regeneration (theology) Appearance. Regeneration, while sometimes perceived to be a step in the ordo salutis ('order of salvation '), is generally understood in Christian theology to be the objective work of God in a believer's life. Spiritually, it means that God brings a person to new life (that they are " born again ") from a previous state ...
Matthew 19:13–15. Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. Luke 18:15–17.
History. The Confession was first published in London in 1677 under the title "A confession of Faith put forth by the Elders and Brethren of many Congregations of Christians, Baptized upon Profession of their Faith in London and the Country. [5] With an Appendix concerning Baptism." [3] It was a revision of the Savoy Declaration (1658) with ...