Eternal justification

"Some of the older theologians, when expounding this doctrine, contended for the eternal justification of the elect, affirming that God pronounced them righteous before the foundation of the world, and that their justification was then actual and complete, remaining so throughout their history in time, even during the days of their unregeneracy and unbelief; and that the only difference their faith made was in making manifest God's eternal justification in their consciences." Arthur Pink
Abraham Kuyper is a notable proponent of the doctrine of Justification from Eternity. 
==Quotes==
*"God did, from all eternity, decree to justify all the elect, and Christ did, in the fullness of time, die for their sins, and rise again for their justification: nevertheless, they are not justified, until the Holy Spirit doth, in due time, actually apply Christ unto them." - John Calvin
*"The decree of justification is one thing; justification itself another — as the will to save and sanctify is one thing; salvation and sanctification itself another. The will or decree to justify certain persons is indeed eternal and precedes faith itself, but actual justification takes place in time and follows faith." Francis Turretin, Institutes of Elenctic Theology, 2:683. 
==See also==
* Predestination
* Justification
==External links==
===Critical===
*Eternal Justification by Louis Berkhof.
* Spurgeon on Eternal Justification
* The Doctrine of Justification - Its Objects, by A.W. Pink
*The Doctrine of Eternal Justification: A Critique by Fred Zaspel.
===Favorable===
* Eternal Justification and Romans 8:30, by Don Fortner
* A Defence of the Doctrine of Eternal Justification, by John Brine
* Justification from Eternity, by Abraham Kuyper
* Justification as an Eternal and Immanent Act of God, by John Gill
Category:Salvation