1. Are those who are internally called, also justified?

Yes. "Whom He called, them He also justified" (Rom. 8:30).

2. What is justification?

It is to be acquitted from guilt and punishment, and to receive a right to eternal life.

3. Is there any difference between justification and sanctification?

Yes. (1) Justification takes place outside of the elect; sanctification, within them; (2) Justification removes the guilt of sin; sanctification, the pollution of sin; (3) The act of justification is complete; sanctification, during this life, is but partial.

4. Are we changed inwardly by justification?

No, this takes place through sanctification.

5. Is justification an infusion of righteousness?

No, justification is an acquittal of man, such as judges pronounce in courts of justice.

6. Is justification used in this sense in Scripture?

Yes, for it is placed in opposition to condemnation. "He that justifieth the wicked, and He that condemneth the just, even they both are an abomination to the Lord" (Prov. 17:15).

7. Can you give another Scripture which uses justification itself in this judicial sense?

Yes. "It is God that justifieth; who is he that condemneth?" (Rom. 8:33-34).

8. Who is it that justifies or acquits the elect?

God the Father, representing the person of a judge.

9. What part does the Son perform in justification?

Christ works as Intercessor and Mediator in justification, for whose sake the elect are justified.

10. How does the Holy Ghost work in justification?

As divine Sealer, the Holy Spirit gives the elect the knowledge and assurance of their justification.

11. Can God's people be assured of their justification before God?

Yes. "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Rom. 5:1).

12. From what are God's people justified?

From all sins, without exception.

13. For whose sake are the elect justified?

Only for the sake of Christ. "Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 3:14).

14. Are God's people justified on account of their own works?

No. "Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law" (Rom. 3:18).

15. Why can we not be justified by our own works?

Because the best of our works are imperfect and therefore cannot satisfy the justice of God (Jas. 3:1; 1sa. 64:6).

16. Must the merits of Christ become ours in order for us to be justified?

Yes, by their being imputed to us and received by us.

17. Who imputes the merits of Christ to the elect?

God, by a gracious gift.

18. How do God's people receive Christ's merits?

By true faith.

19. Are the elect justified on account of their faith?

No, Scripture teaches justification by faith and through faith, but never on account of faith.

20. How does faith operate in justification?

Faith is the hand or instrument by which the merits of Christ are received.