Biblical Justification

Name: Biblical Justification
Uploaded: 2026-09-13T10:00:00-04:00
Channel: Dale Moore

Dale Moore · September 13, 2026 · 10:00 AM service

Dale Moore begins a series on the doctrinal terms of salvation with a study of justification, defined as God declaring a sinner righteous and free from guilt on account of Christ's atonement. He works through Deuteronomy 25, Exodus 23, Isaiah 5, and Luke 16 to separate justification from men justifying themselves, then turns to Romans 3 and 4, Psalms 32, Colossians 1, and Hebrews 9 and 10 to show that Old Testament sins were covered while the blood of Christ clears them. He compares Paul and James on Abraham to show that Abraham's righteousness and justification came years apart while the believer today receives both the moment he trusts Christ, and he warns that baptism, confession, and imitating Christ cannot justify anyone, pointing out that Satan himself appears as an angel of light.

“What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:”Romans 4:1-11 (KJV)