Bible Studies

I) Definition – The judicial act of God by which, on account of Christ, to whom the sinner is united by faith, He declares the sinner to be no longer exposed to the penalty of the law but is restored to divine favor.
Note: The word “justify” in the New Testament does not mean to make righteous, but to declare righteous. Justification is the state of one who is thus declared righteous. Romans 8:10 “And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.”

I) The creation of man
A) The Scriptures clearly teach that man was created by God and in His image and in His likeness.
Genesis 1:26-28
V26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.
V27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

The apostle Paul in accordance with the Lord Jesus Christ emphasized the importance of doctrine(instruction or teaching) as the foundation or guideline for our life, as our beliefs form the basis of our actions.
OT- Deut. 32:1-2
V1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
V2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, My speech shall distill as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: