Q.72. What is justifying faith?
A. Justifying faith is a saving grace[1] that works in the hearts of sinners by the Spirit[2] and the word of God.[3] By it sinners are convinced of their sinfulness and miserable condition and realize that neither they nor anyone or anything else can get them out of that lost condition,[4] and by it they give full assent to the truth of the gospel promise;[5] they receive and rest on Christ and his righteousness for pardon from sin,[6] as the gospel tells us, and for being accepted and accounted as righteous in the sight of God for salvation.[7]
| 1 | Hebrews 10:39 | dummy text |
| 2 | 2 Corinthians 4:13 | dummy text |
| Ephesians 1:17-19 | dummy text | |
| 3 | Romans 10:14 | dummy text |
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| 2 Thessalonians 2:13 | dummy text | |
| 4 | Acts 2:37 | dummy text |
| Acts 16:30 | dummy text | |
| John 16:8-9 | dummy text | |
| Romans 6:6 | dummy text | |
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| Ephesians 2:1 | dummy text | |
| Acts 4:12 | dummy text | |
| 5 | Ephesians 1:13 | dummy text |
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| 6 | John 1:12 | dummy text |
| Acts 16:31 | dummy text | |
| Acts 10:43 | dummy text | |
| Galatians 2:15-16 | dummy text | |
| 7 | Philippians 3:9 | dummy text |
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