righteous) by faith alone. Abram “believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness” (Genesis 15:6). We call this “justification by faith.” The word “justified” is a legal term. Negatively, the word means one is once-for-all pronounced not guilty before God. Positively, the word means one is once-for-all pronounced righteous. You and I are justified by faith in Christ (Romans 3:25,28,30). Warning: sin can lead to the domino effect. Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery (Genesis 37:18-36).