I have a rather simple question for you Dave:
- does God justify the ungodly?
- does God justify the godly?
One is 100% the Truth of the scripture and one is 100% a works based Pharisaical lie.
Actually, I think the better question is "what do you mean by "godly?"
I'm not sure what you are asking. As far as I can tell, though we are made in his image, we are all "ungodly," meaning that we are not god, we are not divine.
SD