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Originally Posted by AV1611  Dr. Clark,
I am no FVist but I thought that justification defined as "a divine declaration of righteousness" occurs in a four-fold way:
1. In eternity in the covenant made with Christ as our head;
2. In time at the cross in Christ our head;
3. In time and in our own person when we receive faith; and,
4. At the final judgement when we are declared righteous openly to all by God. |
Nothing wrong with this list, in which I think there is much merit - as long as the four are seen as a single piece, never to be separated... and part of the muddy waters of the FV is that the 4th one may or may not occur despite the
fact that in time, a person was part of the church, properly (in their view) said to have justification and be truly united to Christ.