| Justification is God's act of making man
righteous by good works and obedience |
Justification is God's act of declaring
a sinner righteous by faith |
| Infused sanctifying grace through the
sacraments makes the believer acceptable to God |
Christ's imputed righteousness
makes the believer acceptable to God |
| Justification is achieved by faith plus
good works |
Justification is received by faith alone |
| Justification is granted the sinner when
he is actually made just |
Justification enables
God to see the sinner as if he were just |
| Justification can be increased by receiving
more sacraments |
Justification cannot increase since the
ground is the perfect rightousness of Christ |
| Justification is affected by sin |
Justification is a permanent verdict and
is not affected by sin |
| Final justification is not determined
until death |
Justification comes at the moment of faith
in Jesus Christ |
| The ground of justification is the righteousness
of the person |
The ground of justification is the righteousness
of Jesus Christ |
| Sanctification and justification are similar |
Justification precedes sanctification |
| Emphasis is on the sacraments |
Emphasis is on God's verdict |
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