# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S280
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II. THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS­­—COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS

The Need

FOR JUSTIFICATION

The Need
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Adam’s sin is “imputed” (jargon!) to all and Christ’s
righteousness is also imputed to all.
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What does Ps. 51:5 tell us?

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How about Rom. 5:12–15?

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Why is it helpful to think of Christ as the “second Adam”?

The Basis
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All the world is redeemed, forgiven and reconciled
because of Christ’s death and resurrection.

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God’s wrath is stilled; Satan (all evil) is defeated.

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In Christ, righteousness and forgiveness are won and
sinners are reckoned as righteousness.

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Christ’s death provided sacrificial atonement.

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Christ’s perfect obedience propitiated God’s wrath.
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Heb. 10:12

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1 Peter 2:21–24
Is. 53:5–7
John 1:29 and 1 John 2:2

Further
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DEFINITION (JARGON!)

So objective [general] justification is forgiveness Christ
won for all (2 Cor. 5:19–21).
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FOR JUSTIFICATION (continued)

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2 Cor. 5:18–19 and Rom. 5:19
1 Thess. 1:10 and Col. 2:14–15

Read 1 John 4:10; Heb. 9:22.

Justification is based on Christ’s obedience.

1 Tim. 2:4

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Only Christ propitiates (jargon!).

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Rom. 3:24 and Titus 2:11

FINISHED RESULTS OF
CHRIST’S WORK OF
OBEDIENCE

Rom. 6:23 simply states the dilemma for sinners, and our only
hope.

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John 1:16-17 and Eph. 1:7

The Universal

Read Gal. 3:10. What’s the standard for human sinlessness?

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The Basis

God’s grace is universal — for all the world.
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God’s “justifying grace” is His undeserved love, which
gave His Son to be our Savior.
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OF JUSTIFICATION

As poor sinners we are all condemned.

Luther: “He who does not know he has a propitious
Father does not know God.”

God’s grace in Christ is justification’s only source.
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FOR JUSTIFICATION (continued)

His work is an objective reality — salvation and forgiveness for
the world is accomplished, independent of any other human
action or merit.

And subjective [individual] justification is this same
forgiveness as it is received through faith by individuals
(Gal. 2:16; Titus 3:3–7).
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The individual “subject” is justified, born again.