By Faith Alone

1285.196 - 1323.452 R.C. Sproul

But if you look at the Roman Catholic view, you will see that justification takes place in the Roman view when God declares a person just. So even in Rome, justification is a forensic judgment made by God. It's a legal statement about our status before him. But the difference is, of course... In the Catholic view, it's analytical forensics. And in the Reformed view, it's synthetic forensics.