WSC Q33 — What is justification?

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Question

What is justification?

Answer

Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as righteous in his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.

Links

• part_of source-manifest/wsc
• precedes catechism-qa/wsc-q034

Source

• source-manifest/wsc — Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647) (PD, OPC)
• evidence_grade: D_doctrinal_textbook