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Imputation The Imputation of Sin Sin is imputed to Christ God Imputes Righteousness of Christ to believers Conclusion Basic Theology: Imputation Video Conclusion Previous: God Imputes Righteousness of Christ to believers How then shall we live our lives? We were slaves to sin because of the fall of Adam. Now we are no longer slave to sin, but we are the righteousness of God. The Holy Spirit produces through us God’s righteousness. Ephesians 2:10 , “ We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them ” The imputed righteousness becomes the basis for righteousness imparted through us by the Holy Spirit. Imputation is the firm foundation upon which we are justified by grace through faith.      1. The sin of Adam is imputed to all his descendants, i.e., it is reckoned as theirs, and they are deal...

Imputation The Imputation of Sin Sin is imputed to Christ God Imputes Righteousness of Christ to believers Conclusion Basic Theology: Imputation Video God Imputes Righteousness of Christ to believers Previous: Sin is imputed to Christ God imputes the righteousness of Jesus Christ to the believing sinner while he is still in his sinning state. Because of Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice, Christ's righteousness is credited into the believer's account. The imputation of the righteousness of Christ to the sinner lies at the heart of the Biblical teaching on salvation. “The righteousness of God” is credited to the person who puts his trust in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This is what makes a person saved. For Abraham, it was credited to him.  Genesis 15:6 , And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. For every believer in Chris...

Imputation The Imputation of Sin Sin is imputed to Christ God Imputes Righteousness of Christ to believers Conclusion Basic Theology: Imputation Video Sin is imputed to Christ Previous: The Imputation of Sin The sin of man is imputed to the sinless Saviour Jesus, Jehovah, the LORD God, laid on His Son, the Lamb of God, the iniquities of us all. Isaiah 53:5 , But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. John 1:29 , The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 1 Peter 2:24 & 3:18 , who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for ...

Imputation The Imputation of Sin Sin is imputed to Christ God Imputes Righteousness of Christ to believers Conclusion Basic Theology: Imputation Video The Imputation of Sin Previous: Imputation Romans 5:12-21 , 12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— 13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. 15 But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. 16 And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation...

Imputation The Imputation of Sin Sin is imputed to Christ God Imputes Righteousness of Christ to believers Conclusion Basic Theology: Imputation Video The word imputation comes directly from the Latin. It is an accounting term and it means “to apply to one’s account.” Expenses are debited, and income is credited. The verb "to impute" occurs frequently in the Old and New Testaments. The apostle Paul assumed the debt of Onesimus when he wrote in Philemon 1:18, But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account. "Charge it to my account" is used in the Bible with legal reference to our sin and salvation. God imputes or accredits the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ to the believing sinner while he is still in his sinning state. 2 Corinthians 5:21 , For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. In theological terms, we speak of a double imputation that takes place in justification. “For our s...

Basic Theology Index Lesson 01 - Election Lesson 02 - Redemption Lesson 03 - Imputation Lesson 04 - Adoption Lesson 05 - Justification Lesson 06 - Indwelling Lesson 07 - Sanctification Lesson 08 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Part 1 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Part 2 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Part 3 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Part 4 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Part 5 - Sufficiency of Scriptures Lesson 09 - Glorification