The saving relationship between God and man is referred to in the Bible as the „Covenant”. It is within its framework that God bestows saving gifts on His contractors. However, the Old Testament Covenant, called „Old” by the Apostle Paul, does not create a real community because it was constantly transgressed. Only the saving work of Christ changes the situation, and true communion with God becomes possible. It was Christ who accomplished the true and effective „justification”. He laid an expiatory sacrifice for all, which freed man from sin. The saving work of Jesus is our „justification”, that is, our liberation from sin and from the Old Testament Law. It also implies, incorporation into the Divine Sonship, which is a completely new type of relationship between God and believers. Justification is possible only through faith in the saving work of Jesus.
Keywords: justification, Covenant, New Covenant, redemption