justification- from the Greek word dikaios meaning correct, righteous and dike meaning right,  justice; the judicial act of God whereby He justly declares righteous all of humanity by the finished work of Jesus Christ.  

3  New Testament references in the NASB Bible version.
24 references to justified. 

Justification declares men perfect in God’s sight, and results in man’s elevation to a new consciousness in the heavenlies.

Ephesians 2:6 Paul says, "and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in heavenly places in Christ Jesus."  

Romans 4:25 Paul says, " He who was delivered over because of our
transgressions, and was raised because of our justification." 

Results of Justification
Romans 5:1, "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God."  

Romans 5:16-18 "But the free gift (grace) is not like the transgression (sin).  For if by the transgression of the one (Adam) the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.  The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned (Adam); for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions (Jesus died on the cross for all of our sins) resulting in justification. 

For if by the transgression of the one (Adam), death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.  So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.  For as through the one man's disobedience (Adam) the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of One (Jesus) the many will be made righteous.  The Law came in so that the trangression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin (misjudgment) reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

We never really were sinners.  That is what man thought of themselves. God never saw us as anything dirty, or filthy rage.