Justified by God

"Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?

It is God that justifieth." (Romans 8:33)

Believers know and understand that by Christ they are justified from ALL things, from which they could not be justified by the law, Acts 13:39. Justification is that act whereby God declares His elect righteous by the perfect obedience of the LORD Jesus Christ as their Representative: “For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” (Romans 5:19)

The LORD Jesus Christ coming in the flesh as God, earned and established perfect righteousness by His obedient life and satisfied God the Father’s law and justice by His perfect obedience unto death, Philippians 2:8. Thereby, by the LORD Jesus perfect obedience unto death the Father has once, for all and forever, justified (declared righteous) every child of God that the Father gave Him. Their sins are not only put away but the very righteousness of God was imputed to their spiritual account when Christ had shed His blood unto death.

Stop and consider further how, in ALL things, the child of God in Christ is justified before God. No one can even bring an accusation against any of His redeemed and justified children. The answer to any charges of conscience, Satan or the world is: "Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect?" To lay a charge against literally means: ‘to call in or summon into judgment’. None can call in the believer before God with any charge against him, without the LORD Jesus Christ taking his defense. Believers are ‘blameless’ before Him [1 Corinthians 1:8] or ‘above reproach’ [Colossians 1:22]. They are declared righteous, not in their persons but in their Representative Head Who is their righteousness before the Father.

The child of God’s hope and assurance is that this standing is not affected by what he or she does or doesn't do. God's attitude toward them is not based upon any goodness or weakness in them. Because of the LORD Jesus Christ: The Mediator and High Priest, the believer has a permanent standing in the love, grace and mercy of the Father. At no time will any believer ever be called into God's court of justice to defend his position because that position is always one of blamelessness because of the LORD Jesus. It is because of this that all who are in Christ will be found blameless before Him at His coming, 1 Corinthians 1:8. The believer in Christ, according to God's Word, enjoys this 3-fold blessing: NO CONDEMNATION [Romans 8:1]; NO SEPARATION [Romans 8:38-39]; NO ACCUSATION [Romans 8:33].