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Kuske: 251. How does God forgive sins? God forgives sins like a judge in a courtroom who tells a criminal that there is no longer any charge against him and so declares him innocent or not guilty.
On what basis did God declare guilty sinners to be righteous? God declared guilty sinners to be righteous because Jesus served as their substitute and paid for their sins in full.
How many people did God declare righteous? God declared all people righteous (Objective justification).
(W)ELS defends and promotes this corrupt perversion of God's Word - and the laity yell for more!
Rev. 22
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GJ - The UOJ crowd loves the courtroom analogy, which is lacking in Scripture and the Book of Concord. If they must have the courtroom and the judge, let them. No judge ever begins a trial by pounding his gavel and saying "Not guilty."
The Enthusiasts invent a ridiculous scenario and conclude, "This is an astonishing verdict! The entire world is innocent!"
The Scriptures teach otherwise:
KJV John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Forensic justification is a good term, used to describe how God declares us innocent through faith in His Gospel. UOJ turns every good term and every clear Scriptural passage upside-down.
Returning to the courtroom scenario, we can see that God says in His Word - Those who do not believe in Christ are already condemned. Those who believe in Christ are not condemned.
Jesus said that the purpose of the Holy Spirit in the Word is to convict the world of sin - "because they do not trust utterly in Me." John 16:9 (Jackson Living Version).
