__ is a scripture that indicates to the believer the experience of justification.

__ is a scripture that indicates to the believer the experience of justification.

• A. Romans 3:23
• B. Romans 6:23
• C. Romans 10:9
• D. Romans 5:9

Answer: (D)

Justification is God’s act of declaring a believer righteous through Christ’s atoning sacrifice, an experience believers recognize as being made right with God. Romans 5:9 states that we are justified by his blood and saved from wrath through him. This directly links the believer’s experience of justification to the means of that justification—the shedding of Jesus’ blood—and its outcome, salvation. The other verses point to related aspects of salvation but don’t state the experience of being declared righteous in the same explicit way: Romans 3:23 emphasizes universal sin; Romans 6:23 contrasts sin’s wages with the gift of God; Romans 10:9 describes confession and belief leading to salvation. Thus Romans 5:9 best captures the believer’s experience of justification.

Justification is God’s act of declaring a believer righteous through Christ’s atoning sacrifice, an experience believers recognize as being made right with God. Romans 5:9 states that we are justified by his blood and saved from wrath through him. This directly links the believer’s experience of justification to the means of that justification—the shedding of Jesus’ blood—and its outcome, salvation. The other verses point to related aspects of salvation but don’t state the experience of being declared righteous in the same explicit way: Romans 3:23 emphasizes universal sin; Romans 6:23 contrasts sin’s wages with the gift of God; Romans 10:9 describes confession and belief leading to salvation. Thus Romans 5:9 best captures the believer’s experience of justification.