Unrighteous People Made Righteous

KEACH'S BAPTIST CATECHISM
GOD MAKES UNRIGHTEOUS PEOPLE RIGHTEOUS

SUMMARY: "Justification is one of the most central purposes of God in redeeming His elect. As an act of free grace, God pardons us of sin, and He accepts us as righteous, by giving us a righteous which is found in Christ— a righteousness that we receive by faith alone. This is God's way of making unrighteous people righteous, and unholy people holy; which is the only way that people can hope to stand in the presence of God forever in glory."

Question 35: "What is Justification?"
Answer: "Justification is an act of God's free grace, wherein he pardons all our sins, and accepts us as righteous in his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone."

I. AN ACT OF FREE GRACE THROUGH PARDON.
II. AN ACT OF ACCEPTANCE AS RIGHTEOUS.
A. Righteousness of Christ Imputed.
B. Righteousness received by faith alone.