Abraham’s Justification
This page about how Abraham was justified is an illustration of the definition of justification provided in the glossary for this site. “Was not Abraham our father justified by works, […]
December 2017
Justification – definition
Note: this page includes discussion of the word “justified.” Traditional Legal Model – justification is the declaration that a person is right with God in a legal sense – He […]
Atonement – definition
Traditional Legal Model – atonement is understood to be the satisfaction of God’s justice by the payment of a legally-imposed penalty, that penalty being death – “… the wages of […]
Appease – definition
Traditional Legal Model – to satisfy the wrath of an offended God in the sense of making payment to meet the required penalty and to offset the injustice He feels […]