How was Jesus Christ justified?

[Tree of Life]

Jesus is God and is justifed by His perfection..

What do you mean?

 

[Tree of Life]

But he himself declared who he is how is that not enough?

The Bible seems to think that God's justification of Jesus is important - (1 Timothy 3:16, Romans 1:4, Romans 4:25). So you tell me.

 

[Tree of Life]

And not because of any righteous acts or good deeds, that would be works based...

So Jesus was not justified by works of the Law?

 

[JESUS=G.O.A.T]

The Bible seems to think that God's justification of Jesus is important - (1 Timothy 3:16, Romans 1:4, Romans 4:25). So you tell me.

Romans 1:4 answers your question he declared himself

 

[JESUS=G.O.A.T]

The Bible seems to think that God's justification of Jesus is important - (1 Timothy 3:16, Romans 1:4, Romans 4:25). So you tell me.

This scripture helps as well which you quoted already he justified himself too 1 timonthy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

 

[disciple1]

We are justified by faith in Christ. But how was Jesus Christ justified?

Jesus was God and only came to testify to the truth, he doesn't need to be justified.
And since you want to keep quoting me here's some more about pastors.
Hosea chapter 4


6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.

“Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law of your God,
I also will ignore your children.

 

[Eryk]

The Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven that was lived, preached and taught by Jesus was unintentionally replaced/evolved into/with "Christ and him crucified".

The divinity of Jesus was a feature Christian belief from the very beginning. I recommend Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity to anyone who wants to consider the evidence.

 

[spider28x]

Does a perfectly righteous person need to be justified?

we are saved by the deeath of Jesus we are saved , we are saved by grace , john 1 jesus is grace and truth . jesus for fill the law of moses he was perfect at it so he need no grace

 

[redleghunter]

Because he never knew what the original gospel was to begin with. He never knew Jesus. Paul was a Roman citizen from Tarsus, a hot bed of Paganism as well as Jewish. Peter speculated about the meaning of the cross after Jesus left, Paul developed his own conclusions, and being the first great charismatic evangelist, the Pagan world was found to be receptive to Pauls new religion.

This is speculation. Unless of course you can provide some evidence.

 

[jimmyjimmy]

Because he never knew what the original gospel was to begin with. He never knew Jesus. Paul was a Roman citizen from Tarsus, a hot bed of Paganism as well as Jewish. Peter speculated about the meaning of the cross after Jesus left, Paul developed his own conclusions, and being the first great charismatic evangelist, the Pagan world was found to be receptive to Pauls new religion.

Why are his writings the majority of the New Testament?

 

[jimmyjimmy]

Does a perfectly righteous person need to be justified?

You are forgetting His humanity. He was/is human and Devine. He had to live a perfect life to fulfill God's law. He was even baptized into a sinner's baptism.

 

[redleghunter]

So God said that Jesus had no sin? Isn't that justification?

Yes. As Aaron and his sons declared the sin offering was without spot or blemish. A "type" we learn from Torah.

 

[Tree of Life]

Romans 1:4 answers your question he declared himself

Who raised Jesus from the dead?

 

[Tree of Life]

Yes. As Aaron and his sons declared the sin offering was without spot or blemish. A "type" we learn from Torah.

So God justified Jesus. On what grounds?

 

[Tree of Life]

Jesus was God and only came to testify to the truth, he doesn't need to be justified.

If Jesus didn't need to be justified then why was he justified? (1 Timothy 3:16)

 

[-V-]

What is “justification”?

The definitions I’ve found:

• “to justify is to declare righteous, to make one right with God.” What is justification? What does it mean to be justified?
• “Justification is a state of forgiveness and acceptance with God” The Biblical Teaching of Justification
• “justification is God's act of removing the guilt and penalty of sin while at the same time declaring a sinner righteous” Justification (theology) - Wikipedia
• “that act of God whereby He declares absolutely righteous any and all who take shelter in the blood of Christ as their only hope for salvation” JUSTIFICATION
• “Justification is the legal act where God declares the sinner to be innocent of his or her sins.” Verses Showing Justification by Faith | carm

Was Jesus ever “not right” with God? I don’t think so. Did Jesus ever need forgiveness? I don’t think so. Did Jesus ever have any guilt that needed removing? I don’t think so. Did Jesus need to take shelter in His blood to get salvation? I don’t think so. Was Jesus ever a sinner needing to be declared innocent? I don’t think so.

It seems Jesus never needed to be justified at all.

An article discussing whether or not Jesus needed to be justified Himself:
http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=64880&blogid=5436
Spoiler alert: no (according to that article)

If Jesus ever was justified, it certainly was not in the same manner as the rest of us (sinners) are justified. How was Jesus justified? Might as well ask, "how is God holy?" It's simply God's nature. Same with Jesus - how is He justified? Jesus' very nature is righteous, holy, sinless. He is justified simply by His very nature being justified.

 

[Hank77]

So God justified Jesus. On what grounds?

I don't remember anywhere in the Torah, the Law of Moses, that says an innocent man must lay down his life for a guilty man.
Jesus went over and above the Law in an act of perfect love and perfect obedience to the Father when He laid down His life for the guilty.
He was tried and condemned by the world, He was punished and even forsaken by the Father.
He was justified, declared righteous, through His resurrection.

 

[Tree of Life]

What is “justification”?

The definitions I’ve found:

• “to justify is to declare righteous, to make one right with God.” What is justification? What does it mean to be justified?
• “Justification is a state of forgiveness and acceptance with God” The Biblical Teaching of Justification
• “justification is God's act of removing the guilt and penalty of sin while at the same time declaring a sinner righteous” Justification (theology) - Wikipedia
• “that act of God whereby He declares absolutely righteous any and all who take shelter in the blood of Christ as their only hope for salvation” JUSTIFICATION
• “Justification is the legal act where God declares the sinner to be innocent of his or her sins.” Verses Showing Justification by Faith | carm

Was Jesus ever “not right” with God? I don’t think so. Did Jesus ever need forgiveness? I don’t think so. Did Jesus ever have any guilt that needed removing? I don’t think so. Did Jesus need to take shelter in His blood to get salvation? I don’t think so. Was Jesus ever a sinner needing to be declared innocent? I don’t think so.

It seems Jesus never needed to be justified at all.

An article discussing whether or not Jesus needed to be justified Himself:
Did Jesus Need to be Justified as Sinners Do?
Spoiler alert: no (according to that article)

If Jesus ever was justified, it certainly was not in the same manner as the rest of us (sinners) are justified. How was Jesus justified? Might as well ask, "how is God holy?" It's simply God's nature. Same with Jesus - how is He justified? Jesus' very nature is righteous, holy, sinless. He is justified simply by His very nature being justified.

Those are imprecise definitions. Technically speaking, "justification" is simply the act of declaring someone to be righteous. The person needn't be a sinner. Indeed it would be very strange for a sinner to be justified. So when sinners are justified their guilt is pardoned. And sinners are justified by Jesus and his blood. But the fact that Jesus was not a sinner does not mean he did not need to be justified. Indeed, the Scriptures tell us that Jesus was justified (1 Timothy 3:16).

So I agree he is not justified in the same way that we are. God declares us righteous on the grounds of our faith in Christ. But on what grounds does God declare Jesus righteous?

 

[Tree of Life]

I don't remember anywhere in the Torah, the Law of Moses, that says an innocent man must lay down his life for a guilty man.
Jesus went over and above the Law in an act of perfect love and perfect obedience to the Father when He laid down His life for the guilty.
He was tried and condemned by the world, He was punished and even forsaken by the Father.
He was justified, declared righteous, through His resurrection.

His resurrection was his justification. But why did God raise him from the dead?

 

[-V-]

But on what grounds does God declare Jesus righteous?

I just answered that.