Justification places the believer in the judicial position of ____ and ____.

• A. Guilt and Condemnation
• B. Innocence and Righteousness
• C. Holiness and Obedience
• D. Freedom and Mercy

Answer: (B)

Justification concerns a legal declaration over the believer: God declares him innocent and clothed in the righteousness of Christ. This means, in God’s courtroom, the record shows no guilt and a righteous standing credited to the believer because of Christ’s atonement. That combination—innocence and righteousness—captures the essence of the believer’s status before God, not a feeling or a personal effort to live rightly. Other options point to outcomes of living a holy life or general grace ideas, but they don’t describe the definite judicial position established at justification: guilt and condemnation would erase the declared innocence; holiness and obedience describe sanctification, the process of growing in godly character; freedom and mercy touch broader aspects of grace but not this specific verdict.