Hi thanks for your answers and information Russian hackers do seem to be something to chuckle about haha
So from my understanding from what you wrote, you believe that justification is not just being declared legally righteous, but requires us actually becoming righteous to some degree. I’m not sure why, but this is something that kind of unsettles me. I don’t think that I could ever gain assurance of my eternal life if that was the way I was to be declared righteous. From my understanding of Sciptures, the word justification was a legal term and is said to come when one has faith (not works). While I know that eventually everyone will gain eternal life and salvation, it’s important to me that I may have assurance of my current, eternal standing with God. I really am lacking in assurance, I’m afraid. I can’t really explain what I mean, it might sound a bit weird, but the legal, forensic idea of justification really is the only thing that can give me assurance as to my standing towards God…