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pagetitle: Of justification, part 6
date: February 19, 2020
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prev_date: May 11
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#### Confession of Faith

##### Chapter 11: Of Justification

The justification of believers under the old testament was, in all these respects, one and the same with the justification of believers under the new testament.[^fnref:wcf1]

[^fnref:wcf1]: <div class="esv"><h5>Galatians 3:9</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p48003009.01-1">So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.</p> </div><h5>Galatians 3:13-14</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p48003013.01-2">Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us&#8212;for it is written, &#8220;Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree&#8221;&#8212; so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.</p> </div><h5>Romans 4:22-24</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p45004022.01-3">That is why his faith was &#8220;counted to him as righteousness.&#8221; But the words &#8220;it was counted to him&#8221; were not written for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,</p> </div><h5>Hebrews 13:8</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p58013008.01-4">Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.  (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>