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Abundant Life in the Son: A Study of Salvation

justification the act of God’s free grace by which He pardons sin
and declares that the repentant sinner is righteous
on the basis of Christ’s righteousness

merit something that deserves praise or reward;
commendable quality

negative refusal to follow one’s religious faith or
conversion moral principles; abandonment of previous
loyalty; desertion

passive being acted on without itself acting; not acting in
return; not resisting; yielding or submitting to the
will of another
positional having to do with the position a believer occupies
in relation to God; in sanctification, it refers to the
change of position by which a corrupt sinner is
changed into a holy worshiper

predestined that which has been decreed, determined,
appointed or settled before-hand; foreordained
progressive of, relating to, or characterized by moving forward
or onward; advancing; developing

propitiation the act of reducing the anger of, winning the favor
of, and appeasing one who has been offended

ransom price paid or demanded before a captive is set free
reconciliation bringing together again in friendship; settlement or
adjustment of differences

redemption deliverance from certain evil by the payment of a price

repentance act of recognizing one’s sins, feeling sorry for them,
turning away and forsaking them completely
restitution act of making good any loss, damage, or injury;
reparation; amends; restoration of something to its
rightful owner

righteousness condition of one who does right, behaves justly
and acts virtuously; one whose actions are proper,
just, and right

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