Forgiveness and Justification

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The sinner needs both forgiveness and justification. God alone can pardon and justify. Listen to His Word.
The Great Proclamation.
“Be it known unto you... that through this Man (Christ Jesus) is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: and by Him, all that believe are justified from all things,” and so on.
My reader, if truly you do believe, you may know, on the authority of the Word of Him who cannot lie (Titus 1:22In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; (Titus 1:2)), that your sins are forgiven, and you are justified from all things. God says what He means, and means what He says. Take Him at His Word. Note carefully, it is not all that do, or work, or try, or feel, or hope, but all that believe. And does it add, “hope to be justified,” or “shall be justified if”? No; but, “All that believe are justified.”
Believe—Are.
They are inseparable. God linked them together, and all the power of Satan and man cannot rend them asunder. “It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth” (Rom. 8:33, 3433Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. 34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. (Romans 8:33‑34)). “All that believe are justified from all things” (Acts 13:3939And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. (Acts 13:39))—from all that you have been, or done, or are; from sins, iniquities, transgressions, offenses, failures, short-comings, all things.
“Being justified freely by His grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:2424Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: (Romans 3:24).
“Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” Romans 4:7, 87Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. (Romans 4:7‑8).