The Lord Jesus Christ shares his perfect righteousness with the believer, Rom. Abraham believed God and it was imputed to him for righteousness. Hence, imputation of righteousness on the basis of faith brings about justification. The means of justification is redemption, Rom. Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Justification occurs at the moment of a person's faith in Jesus Christ, Rom.
Justification does not occur through keeping the Law of Moses, Gal. This is the function of the Faith-Rest principle in living the Christian Way of Life under grace. The principle of temporal justification is found in Matt. This is not only a future hope, but it is also a present reality. We are heirs of eternal life, but we are not entirely in actual possession of it.