This article is part of an extended series. We have now been justified by his blood. - Romans 5:9 [We] are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. - Romans 3:24 We hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. - Romans 3:28 Justified or forgiven? Being justified before God and being forgiven by God are not identical. To be justified in a courtroom is not the same as being forgiven. ... > Full Story