regeneration nor his faith makes him instantly righteous inwardly. The regenerate, believing, justified person still sins. To be sure, the process of sanctification has begun, and he is inwardly being brought into conformity to the image of Christ, but he is declared just by God before that process is completed. We are justified before we are sanctified fully. It is also crucial to understand that though a justified person is a changed person, those changes wrought in him by the grace of God are