Justification in Light of Prevenient Grace

Justification as Seen in the Light of Prevenient Grace (The Calling)

Prevenient grace deals with how God calls man (before it was convenient) by temporarily removing the carnal mind (idol values) and giving man the spiritual mind. (Romans 8:6-8) Thus man has no values at that point (nihilation). (see Acts 21:40, Acts 8:30,31,34) Justification by faith which is forgiveness of sins (See Acts 13:38-39) can only be done when we repent and believe after having received the calling. This is identified in Romans 8:30 "Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified..." Thus the calling comes first followed by justification, the remission of sins. Thus when we are justified by faith we are sinfree because sin no longer exists in us as God cleanses all sin from us. (See 1 John 1:7,9) 
However, if we look at 2 Timothy 1:9 it says "Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began." This scripture shows that because of the yielding to the calling of God we are saved (from sin, that is justification) [See Matthew1:21] when we, of course, repent and believe. This causes a person to therefore have the carnal mind with the idol values now permanently removed and the spiritual mind is given in place of the carnal mind, which is in subjection or obedience to the law of God. (See Romans 8:6-8, Romans 5:1,18)
With this in mind one must identify where is the location of sin. Does sin exist out of a person floating around in the air or is it inside a person? Well Paul shows the location of sin, in Romans 7:17 "...but sin dwelleth IN me." Sin, therefore, exists in a person. However, let's be even more specific. Where does the sin problem (the transgression of the law of God see 1 John 3:4) stem from inside a person?
In Mark 7:20-23 we find the location is the heart of man (the mind) "And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man." In this text we confirm that the inner location of sin is the heart of man (the mind because the vessel pumping blood doesn't have thoughts). So if sin (the transgression of the law) exists in a person then we must see in the plan of salvation something that must deal with sin inside of a person, specifically with the mind of man, therefore causing them to come to the obedience of the law.
As shown previously it is justification by faith that causes a change to take place IN a person. Where in a person? The mind. This involves a change of the thoughts of a person because it was the very thoughts of man (idol values) that caused man to be defiled as shown in Mark 7:20-21. Thus when a person is justified they would no longer think after the thoughts of the flesh but after the thoughts of the spirit. (See Romans 8:5)
Therefore we can conclude that to deal with sin IN man we must have a justification by faith that is both subjective and transformative (transformation of the mind [see Romans 12:2]). This subjective and transformative justification is done not according to works, because we are not saved from sin according to our works (see 2 Timothy 1:9, Galatians 2:16, Ephesians 2:8-9) but by God (see Matt 1:21, Romans 8:33). However, it is as a result of having yielded to the (holy) calling (after repenting and believing) that is thus able to make us holy which is the purpose of God. (See 2 Peter 3:9, Ephesians 1:4)
 
In Summarizing:
 
1. Justification by faith comes after (the calling) prevenient grace.
2. Justification by faith is the forgiveness of sins. Thus justification by faith makes us sinfree.
3. Justification by faith is subjective and transformative (because sin is in us).
4. Justification is not done by works but by God only.
5. Justification makes us holy.
6. Justification causes obedience to the law of God.
7. Justification of man was a purpose of God ordained before the world began to save man from sin.

By Alyssa Jugmohunsingh