Question 36

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What is justification?

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

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

aRomans 3:24–25; 4:6–8
b2 Corinthians 5:19, 21
cRomans 5:17–19
dGalatians 2:16; Philippians 3:9

Commentary

Benjamin Beddome, A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism (1752), on this question

Related texts

The Baptist Catechism (modernized, 1695) Q. 36
Westminster Larger Catechism (1647) Q. 70
Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647) Q. 33

Side by side, with what differs marked: The Shorter Catechism and the Baptist Catechism

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The Baptist Catechism (1695) Q. 36, symbolics.dev/bc1695/36

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