Justification does not depend upon anything contributed or provided by the one who is justified, thus it is a gift that places one in a state of rightness. It has nothing to do with the worthiness of the guilty one being acquitted, but it takes into account his offence being satisfied by the provision of the sin sacrifice (Blood of Jesus Christ). As a result of this act, the accused one is cleared of all offences even though he is guilty as charged, yet justice has been served in that the offence has been justly dealt with.
Romans 8:33 states, “who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God that justifies”. Thus there is no sin that can condemn the one justified, to hell. Once God declares him to be just, no one, not even the Devil himself can level a charge against the one freed. Justification has nothing to do with the believer’s state as it simply defines his status. It is not focused on the believer’s conduct (even though conduct is crucial to a good testimony), but on what God has assessed on the basis of the workings of Jesus Christ (Romans 4: 4,5).
Accordingly, justification is the total work of God in eternity unaffected and uninfluenced by anything outside of Himself. It is not about what its recipient has done or can do but its motive is solely traced to what God has done in eternity (Ephesians 1:4-6). Thus the foundation of justification is the faithfulness of Jesus Christ in providing the justice for God’s love, mercy, forgiveness and grace to His chosen ones. In this decreed state, the justified one stands face to face before God without any fear of condemnation or rejection from Him (Romans 5:1; 8:1).
