Our justification or salvation is won for us by Christ's sacrifice on the Cross and by His Resurrection. Which term describes this process?

• A. Conversion
• B. Justification
• C. Sanctification
• D. Redemption

Answer: (B)

Justification is the act of God declaring a person righteous before Him because of Christ's sacrifice on the Cross and the power of His Resurrection. It is a legal verdict: sins are forgiven, Christ's righteousness is credited to the believer, and the believer is regarded as righteous in God's sight. This happens through faith, not by earning it through good works. The Resurrection proves that Christ's payment was accepted and that believers have a real, sure basis for salvation.

This concept is distinct from conversion, which is the personal turning toward God in faith, and from sanctification, which is the ongoing growth in holiness after justification. Redemption refers more broadly to being bought back or delivered from sin, which underlies salvation but isn’t the specific act of God declaring someone righteous.