27 Bible Verses about Justification, Necessity Of

who shall plead against God's elect? shall God who justifieth them?

but he being desirous to clear himself, said to Jesus, but what is meant by our neighbour?

but he said to them, you pretend to piety before men, which, however they may admire, is an abomination to God, who knows your real temper.

Then he propos'd this parable, concerning those who had a great opinion of their own justice, and look'd with contempt upon others. two men went to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a Publican. the Pharisee in a standing posture pray'd thus by himself, O God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men, a robber, a cheat, an adulterer, or like that Publican.read more.
I fast twice a week, and I pay the tythe of all I possess. but the Publican, who stood a good way lower, not daring to lift up even his eyes to heaven, only smote his breast, and said, O God, be merciful to me, who am a sinner. I tell you this man went home approv'd as just, and not the other. for whoever exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not

O righteous father, the world hath not known thee; but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

There it is that divine justification is revealed to be wholly by faith: as it is written, " the just shall live by faith."

that divine justification, which by faith in Jesus Christ is extended to all, that believe; for there is no distinction:

and will not God avenge his own elect, who cry to him night and day? will he delay their cause?

Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse appear'd; and he that sat upon him was called the faithful and the true: in righteousness he judges and makes war:

but I declare unto you, that men shall give an account at the day of judgment, of every scandalous expression they utter.

in the day, when according to my gospel, God shall judge the secret actions of men by Jesus Christ.

there is but one legislator, and judge, he that has the power of life and death: who art thou, to pass sentence upon another?

wherefore the law is holy; and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

God having sent his own son invested with a body like that of sinful men, as a sacrifice for sin, thereby destroyed its power; which the law could not effect, human nature being in such a corrupted state. so that the moral obligations of the law might be fulfilled by us, in living according to the spiritual, and not the carnal tenor thereof:

I own that the law is good, if a man make a right use of it:

for all having sinned, all have forfeited eternal glory:

If we say that we are without sin, we deceive ourselves, and have no regard to truth.

for by the observation of the law no one shall be justified in his sight, since it is the law that takes cognizance of sin. but the divine justification certified by the law and the prophets, is now clearly proposed independently of the law:

We are Jews by birth, and not of the sinful race of the Gentiles, yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in him, and not by the works of the law, by which there is no justification.

for I declare to you, that except your righteousness shall exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the heavenly kingdom.

for by the observation of the law no one shall be justified in his sight, since it is the law that takes cognizance of sin.

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if justification be by the law, Christ died to no purpose.

this one thing I desire to know of you, did you receive the spirit by the works of the law, or by the gospel preach'd to you? have you so little understanding, as having begun in the spiritual doctrine of the gospel, to turn again to the law?

But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, for he was to be blamed.

Christ is of no use to you, whoever of you seek to be justified by the law; you have lost all interest in the gospel-dispensation.

which I might do more justly than any other man can pretend to: being circumcised the eighth day, of the family of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew by descent, by sect a Pharisee. if zeal is to be regarded, I persecuted the church; if the integrity prescrib'd by the law, I am without reproach;read more.
these advantages I renounce for Christ, nay I think them disadvantages when put in competition with the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord: for whose sake I abandon all these things, and count them as straw, that I may gain Christ,