can stand before a God who takes note of our iniquities, for we are all sinners. The problem is that the Lord does mark iniquities and promises to bring every one of them into judgment. Moreover, as long as we remain outside of Christ we are continually heaping up judgment against the day of wrath. The only way an unjust person can escape the day of God’s wrath is to be justified. Only the justified will stand in that day. That is why the matter of justification is so vital. It is not a mere theological