Catechism for Young Children · Question 50 of 145
What is justification?
A.It is God’s forgiving sinners, and treating them as if they had never sinned.
What does this answer mean?
Justification is God forgiving sinners and treating them as if they had never sinned. It is a simple, beautiful summary for a child. When God forgives his people, he does not keep holding their sins against them. It is God's act, and it rests on Christ's work.
What can we ask our children?
- What is justification?
- How does God treat sinners he has forgiven?
- Why can God forgive us? (See question 48.)
Can I print this question?
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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).
Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.