Q71
How is justification an act of God’s free grace?
Although Christ, by his obedience and death, did make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to God’s justice in the behalf of them that are justified;291 yet in as much as God accepteth the satisfaction from a surety, which he might have demanded of them, and did provide this surety, his own only Son,292 imputing his righteousness to them,293 and requiring nothing of them for their justification but faith,294 which also is his gift,295 their justification is to them of free grace.296
Scripture Proofs
291
Romans 5:8-10Romans 5:19
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1 Timothy 2:5-6Hebrews 10:10Matthew 20:28Daniel 9:24Daniel 9:26Isaiah 53:4-6Isaiah 53:10-12Hebrews 7:22Romans 8:321 Peter 1:18-19
293
2 Corinthians 5:21
294
Romans 3:24-25
295
Ephesians 2:8
296
Ephesians 1:17