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Continuing with the answers to the quiz on justification. You will find the previous answers here and here.
Question 4
4. Included in the grounds for our justification is/are
- a. The good works produced by the Spirit within us.
- b. Our faith.
- c. Christ’s righteous life and obedient death.
- d. b and c.
- e. all of the above.
The correct answer is
c: The grounds for our justification is Christ’s righteous life and obedient death.
It may help for me to explain what grounds are before I launch into a more thorough explanation of this answer. When theologians speak of grounds in regards to justification, they are using the word in the legal sense. Grounds comprise the basis upon which something is due, the basis upon which one is entitled to something. For instance, the grounds for a wage is the work that earns it, the work that entitles the worker to a paycheck. The grounds for a criminal charge is the criminal activity that is the reason for the charge. With that background information, we’re all set to proceed with the reasons for the correct answer.
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