Justification is a legal term. In court, one accused of a crime is either condemned or justified. Based upon the merits of Christ, sinners are justified freely before God. The sinless life and substitutionary death of Christ on the cross is the basis of your justification, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 3:24).
God justifies you freely by faith in Christ. Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1). Faith is trust and confidence, relying upon Christ alone. By faith in Christ, sinners are justified freely with God, and not by the works of the law (Galatians 2:19-20).
God justifies you freely by grace in Christ (Galatians 2:20). Faith receives the grace of God in Christ. Faith is the evidence that you are justified before God. It is the assurance of faith. Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed (Romans 4:16). God justifies you freely by grace, through faith in Christ.
God justifies you freely in Christ unto righteousness. The only way you can become righteous before God is by faith in Christ. Righteousness is the gift of God. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness (Romans 4:5). God justifies you freely by faith in Christ.
