Jesus' Resurrection and Justification

If Jesus is not justified until the time-point of his resurrection (1 Tim. 3 :16), and if his resurrection is a solidaric event that co-implicates his people as it comprehends them within it (Rom. 4:25), then clearly Jesus' resurrection has unique relevance for the justification of all believers. Consequently, it is insufficient merely for Jesus to shed his blood for the justification of believers (Rom. 5:9), because Jesus' eschatological acquittal is tethered to his resurrection from the dead (1 Tim. 3:16).

 

Lane Tipton, "Union with Christ and Justification", in Scott Oliphint, ed., Justified in Christ (Great Britain: Mentor Imprint, 2007), 37