How did Christ's resurrection accomplish our justification?

Answer 1

It didn't happen.

A "ressurection" was a common storyline in many religions back then. In fact, the New Testament was written decades after Jesus died, if he existed at all.

Though, you are correct. Someone dying doesn't really scapegoat anybody. They wrote it because it was a familiar idea of the time. People back then thought scapegoats really did relieve others of guilt. We know a little more today and don't accept that as much.

Answer 2

If by justification you mean "made us right in the eyes of God", the Crucifiction was a substitionary atonement and a real atonement. All humanity is unrighteous because of the debt of sin, but that debt was paid, to paraphrase the language of the Epistle to the Romans.

Justification is conferred in Baptism, thus are we born into Christ's death, again to paraphrase Romans, and into eternal life with Christ through His Resurrection.

Thus the Resurrection does not accomplish our justification, but rather opens the doors of Heaven.

Answer 3

It was the cross that provided justification (Romans 5:9). The resurrection proved Who had the keys to death and the grave.

Man is separated from God because of sin. Fellowship was broken and the wages of sin is death. Man could not buy his way to righteousness through good works, deeds or rituals. The payment was death. But God provided a loophole, that a substitution could be made. This is where the sacrificial lamb became necessary. Your sins were passed onto the lamb, and the lamb took your payment for sin.
This was a foreshadow for He who was to come. For as Abraham said, "God will provide Himself the Lamb." This was seen when John the Baptist pointed to Jesus and proclaimed "Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world."
If we ask Jesus to be Lord and Savior, we are, in essence, passing our sins onto Him as our personal lamb. Our payment was paid in full on the cross. Which is why Jesus said "Tetelestai" or "paid in full" (commonly translated as "it is finished").
So, with sin paid in full, we now have access to the throne wherein we can cry Abba, Father to the Almighty God. It is through Christ that our sins have been removed and thrown into the deepest ocean and as far as the East is from the West.

1 Cor. 15:1-4
I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.

Answer 4

It is a physical manifestation of the spiritual redemption.

When Christ forgave the sins of the paralyzed man, the people scoffed at His claim that he could forgive sins. He then told that paralyzed man to walk.

Christ understood human psychology. People would not get the message if He simply walked up to the Temple and decreed that all sins are forgiven. He had to show them that He forgave their sins. Going through death and resurrection was the best way to show it.

Answer 5

It was not just the resurrection that accomplish our justification. It is also his perfect life fow which we are given credit.

By the resurrection, Christ vindicated his claims of divinity, showing that he was God incarnate. By his suffering, the price for our sins is paid. By his resurrection, we are given victory over death, and are guaranteed that there is no condemnation for us, and that death has no hold over us. By his perfect life that is credited to us, we are able to stand in front of a just and holy God and be declared righetous.

Justification is by grace through faith in Christ

Soli Deo Gloria!

Answer 6

You seem to be asking a question that is answered in the Book of Hebrews. That links the reasons for sacrifices to Jesus, and the sacrifice that He made of Himself.

Hebrews 7
23Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25Therefore he is able to save completely[c] those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

26 Such a high priest meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

Hebrews 8
1 The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.

3 Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer. 4 If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already men who offer the gifts prescribed by the law. 5 They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: "See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain." 6 But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises.


So you see, God demanded things to be a certain way in the Laws of Moses. And Jesus fulfilled those things so that sin is no longer able to separate us from God. Please continue to read the Book of Hebrews, because the author ( I believe it's Paul), lined out what Jesus did in reference to the Old Testament.

Answer 7

His resurrection was to show He was God and the work was finished. Had He stayed dead, nothing would have changed.

Answer 8

Listen to Schneb. His blood reedem us we were justified by His blood. And given hope of eternal life thru the resurection.

Answer 9

Didn't, really. We are justified by His sacrifice. He carried my sins (and everyone's) to the cross so I can appear before God justified (just if I'd) never sinned. Of course, His death is meaningless if He couldn't overcome death; but He did.

Answer 10

We are justified because he who was without sin, was made sin for us... perfect deity of Christ washed away all the worlds sin and in believing in him God sees his sons righteousness.
So therefore we are righteous in his eyes ....