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Justification, Redemption,Adoption, Atonement,

Righteousness, Reconciliation

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Justification

What does it mean?

How are we justified?

Is it a one time event?

What are we justified by?

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What is a Covenant?

Contract vs Covenant

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Covenant is Exchange of Persons

Contract is Exchange of Goods & Services

Examples: Contracts buying house, car…Covenants Marriage, Priesthood,

Adoption

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Covenant in BaptismGod gives us Himself as a Father and we are adopted and become His Children

Justification becomes our “Adoption Rights” against the Condemnation of the Law

Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God Who justifies. Romans 8:33

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“BUT AFTER THAT THE KINDNESS AND LOVE OF GOD OUR SAVIOR TOWARD MAN APPEARED, NOT BY WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH WE HAVE DONE, BUT ACCORDING TO HIS MERCY SAVED US, BY THE WASHING OF REGENERATION, AND RENEWING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.”

[TITUS 3:4,5]

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Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God Who justifies. Romans 8:33

Satan (accusation/blame/judgment)People (manifest) Conscience (hidden)God (unknowingly)

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Justification is a free gift

Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin. Romans 4:7,8

Psalm 32:1,2

Exercised in the Mysteries

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What is Justification?

God makes us without blame (justified) by adoption through Baptism and renewed in the Mysteries (Repentance/Confession and Communion)

Blame can be in the conscience (inside) or before people (outside)God (unknowingly) Satan (blame/judgment)

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Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.

Ephesians 1:4-5

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How is Justification exercised in the Mysteries?Steps1.God calls us through His Word to renounce the world/Satan/ourselves & accept the death & Resurrection of His Son2.Faith is a positive response to God in words & action3.Acting out the faith in the Mystery4.Receive Justification

SinBaptismChrismationAdoption

Sin

BaptismChrismationAdoption

Unless one is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. John 3:5

Nicodemus

Prodigal Son

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God initiates salvation for us

We are invited to live a life of righteousness (just life, live according to the New Law without blame)

It is a life of growth & perfection

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Justification as being blameless before God in Love

Adoption is becoming children of God in Baptism

Renewed through Mysteries of:ConfessionCommunion

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Just = Right = Without Blame

Redemption buying back

We were God’s we got enslaved He bought us back

Price was Jesus Christ

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Old Righteousness-self made through fulfilling Old Moral & ceremonial law

New Righteousness-based on faith in action & helps to fulfill Moral Law

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Just & Right between Old & New Testament

Zacharias & Elizabeth and they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. Luke 1:6

Cornelius the Centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among the Jews. Acts 10:22

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Just & Right between Old & New Testament

St. Paul …concerning the righteousness which is in the Law, blameless… And be found in Him, Christ, not having my own righteousness, which is from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His Resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death. Philippians 3:6,9

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Whenever you eat of this Bread and drink of this cup, you preach

My death and confess My Resurrection and remember Me

until I come back.

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We have confessed His saving Passion; we have

proclaimed His death; we have believed in His

Resurrection; and the Mystery is accomplished.

Priest Inaudible Prayer after Our Father

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Results:-Being Justified protects from the Consequences of breaking the Law, but does not relieve us from the requirement of the Law of Christ Love one another as I have loved you

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Results:-Positive Note: -Continual renewal through the Mysteries Renewal of Grace to fulfill the demands of the Law of Christ -Adoption cannot be lost

-Negative Note: Not fixed state of being justified allowing sin in our life can affect our justification, but never rob us of adoption

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Results:-Better understand the Mysteries-Fuller participation in the Mysteries-Understanding the Covenant Theme-Ability to teach the foundation of our Salvation-Realizing God’s good pleasure in saving usWho desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:4-Recognize God’s initiative in our Salvation

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Results:-Self-Examination prior to confession

-Includes internal and external elements-Continual sharpening of our Spiritual Senses-But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Hebrews 5:14

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Faith is a positive response to God

In the Church, the response is always summarized in the word: AMEN