1)Because Abraham believed God, trusted in Him, God granted him justification. Because of his faith, Abraham was declared righteous in God's eyes. 2)We receive God's justification the same way, through faith. We believe in Jesus with a firm commitment and trust and God sees us as righteous. 3)I believe that to be justified means that we have been exonerated of our sins. It is as if they haven't happened. God sees us as we should be, not as we are or have been.