Summary We continue our 2026 evening series on the Christian Life, with the theme that we're pilgrims (message #01) whose sure footing is belonging to Jesus (message #02) as we live before the smiling face of God (message #03). Tonight, we'll focus on the essential doctrine for the journey—justification. Introduction: The case that won't close Road Sign (Series Connection Line): We've been brought out, we're being brought through, and we're being brought home as pilgrims. Pilgrims can't walk with a prosecutor on their heels. God gives a road sign: His settled verdict in Christ—the doorway of peace that steadies your stride for the next step. Thesis: Because God has justified us by faith in Christ, the pilgrim has peace with God and stands in grace on the road of life—so even suffering produces hope, because the Spirit pours God's love into our hearts. THE PARADOX (PS. 143) THE SETTLED VERDICT THE PILGRIM JOY Spurgeon: "Peace is the flowing of the brook, but joy is the dashing of the waterfall." GOSPEL BRIDGE Conclusion: Walk through the doorway and keep walking.