More than forgiven... Justified

The Christian is more than the forgiven fellow, he is the justified! What is the difference? To be forgiven means to have erred and to have your sins passed over. Jesus died on the cross for man to be forgiven. But, he also rose! Why? For our justification! The believer is Not the, 'forgiven' fellow! He is the Justified man! To be justified means to be absolved of guilt; declared innocent! In other words, this guy has done nothing wrong! How is this possible? It is possible because Jesus ' resurrection birthed the New Creation; one without a past! He is one declared righteous by the Sovereign of the Universe; who shall accuse him of wrong? Our faith in Christ Jesus has made us participators in his death; where the old man died. It has also made us participants in his resurrection; we rose as New Creations with God's life and divine nature at work in us! Now, we can live the Sinless life; we have righteousness as our nature! Glory to God! #GreaterGlory