Three senses of 'justified' (dikaioo): (1) made right with God, (2) declared righteous, (3) shown/proved/vindicated as right

Mike identifies three distinct senses in which 'justified' (dikaioo) is used: (1) the full theological sense — forgiven, given Christ's righteousness, freed from future wrath; (2) to declare or treat someone as righteous; (3) to show, prove, or vindicate that someone is right. The third sense ('vindicate') is Mike's proposed reading of James 2.