BELIEVERS ENJOY ASSIGNED RIGHTEOUSNESS

 

BELIEVERS ENJOY ASSIGNED RIGHTEOUSNESS

  Ephesians 2:8-10 clearly explains there is nothing we of ourselves can do to gain present and eternal life. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! For as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; “ (Rom.3:10) There is however the John 14:6 Way.

 

Romans [ESV] 3:21-25 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 

 

  The only eternal life qualifying righteousness is provided to individuals as they wholly trust Jesus.

 

Romans 4:11, 22-24 And he [Abraham] received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: … And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

Romans 5:13 For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. [Also note Hebrews chapter 11]

 

  The core meaning of imputed is “assigned”, Old and New Testament believers being assigned righteousness essential to present and eternal redemption. In reviewing the above truth included in God’s Word we understand that this has always been central to the Way. (Jn.14:1-6)     

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