Catechism Paragraph 1990
Part 3:
LIFE IN CHRIST
Section 1: MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
Chapter 3: GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE
Article 2: GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION
Section 1: MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
Chapter 3: GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE
Article 2: GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION
Justification detaches man from sin which contradicts the love of God, and purifies his heart of sin. Justification follows upon God's merciful initiative of offering forgiveness. It reconciles man with God. It frees from the enslavement to sin, and it heals.