The act of justification is God bringing a FUTURE judgment into the here and now into the believing sinner's life. No future verdict of "pronounced righteous "justified" (dikaioo) no justification, i.e. salvation today! [Rom 3:19-26] It's as simple as that, but get's even worse. In [Rom 5:1-4] Paul stated the one who is now justified can "exhalt in the glory of God." This is [Rom 8:18-24] the resurrection. So no justification today= no resurrection. Also in [Rom 5;9-11] Paul speaks of the justified one as escaping Gods "wrath" (orge). Now. If there is no justification, then there is no wrath to be saved from!And yet wrath would be poured out at the Parousia on ALL ungodly men, including the Gentiles! People. [Rom 1:18, 32; 2:4f]
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