Test Yourself : Justification

Here's a short multiple choice quiz on the doctrine of justification that I put together a few years ago. 

For each question, choose the one option that is most correct. The correct answers correspond with the historic reformed protestant position. There's a link to the answer key at the end.

1. Justification is

• a. an act of God’s grace.
• b. a legal or judicial act of God.
• c. a progressive work of the Spirit.
• d. a and b.
• e. all of the above.

2. Justification includes

• a. the forgiveness of our sin. 
• b. the imputation of Christ’s righteousness to us.
• c. the declaration that we are righteous in God’s sight.
• d. a and c.
• e. all of the above.

3. Justification changes

• a. our moral condition
• b. our natures. 
• c. our legal status.
• d. b and c above.
• e. none of the above.

4. The grounds for our justification is/are

• a. The good works produced by the Spirit within us.
• b. Our faith.
• c. Christ’s righteous life and obedient death.
• d. b and c. 
• e. all of the above.

5. We are justified when we

• a. believe.
• b. are baptised.
• c. produce a certain level of good works. 
• d. a and b.
• e. none of the above.

6. Which of the statements below describe faith’s role in our justification?

• a. It produces the good works that are the basis for our justification.
• b. It receives Christ’s full satisfaction of the penalty for our sin and his perfect fulfillment of God’s law on our behalf.
• c. It is accepted by God as a form of righteousness upon which we can be justified.
• d. a and c.
• e. none of the above.

Answers with explanations.