Made Right and Brought Home

Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AgOnQVWaHf8In this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss justification and adoption from Westminster Confession of Faith chapters 11 and 12. They explain how God declares sinners righteous through the credited righteousness of Christ, then brings them in as sons and daughters, giving believers assurance, freedom from earning God’s favor, and comfort in belonging to Jesus. Scripture mentioned: Romans 3:21-26 (ESV) - Justification by grace through the redemption in Christ Jesushttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/3/21-26/s_1049021Galatians 4:4-7 (ESV) - Adoption as sons, no longer slaves, crying “Abba! Father!”https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gal/4/4-7/s_1095004Genesis 15:5-6 (ESV) - Abraham believes God, and it is counted to him as righteousnesshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/15/5-6/s_15005Exodus 4:22-23 (ESV) - Israel called God’s firstborn sonhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/exo/4/22-23/s_540222 Corinthians 5:21 (ESV) - Christ made sin for us so that we become the righteousness of God in himhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/2co/5/21/s_1083021Romans 1:18 (ESV) - The wrath of God revealed against unrighteousnesshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/1/18/s_1047018Romans 8:1 (ESV) - No condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesushttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/1/s_1054001Romans 4:5 (ESV) - God justifies the ungodly, and faith is counted as righteousnesshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/4/5/s_1050005John 3:16-18 (ESV) - The Son is sent to save, and unbelievers are condemned alreadyhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/3/16-18/s_1000016Ephesians 2:8-10 (ESV) - Saved by grace, not works, and created for good workshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/eph/2/8-10/s_1099008Romans 1:17 (ESV) - The righteousness of God revealed in the gospelhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/1/17/s_1047017Revelation 19:9 (ESV) - The marriage supper of the Lamb, mentioned as the future feast believers look towardhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rev/19/9/s_1186009Other sources: Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 11: Of Justificationhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XIWestminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 12: Of Adoptionhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XIIDiarmaid MacCulloch, The Reformation: A Historyhttps://archive.org/details/reformationeurop0000maccLinks:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheLanePodcast?sub_confirmation=1Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7820594Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GbmsVVjTryD5F0pAaNaKcApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-lane/id1805279371Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church: https://www.carriagelanepres.com/Sermon Livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@CLPCWorship/streams