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| Justification is A Multifaceted Gem |
#Imputed_Legally
#Applied_Personally
#Experienced_Practically
Legal
imputation is the basis of personal application; personal application enables
practical experience through faith in Christ; faith in Christ EVIDENCES the
justified state by God's free grace based upon the righteousness of Christ
imputed legally, and applied personally.
A
biblical distinction is the essence of sound theology.
"...
All the elect of God, everyone that believes in Christ, as all do who are
ordained to eternal life; Christ’s righteousness is imputed and applied to all
these, and therefore they shall never enter into condemnation, but shall be
acquitted and discharged from all things." ~~ Dr John Gill
Classic
Gill.
Gill,
an old-school Baptist, used two distinct words concerning justification:
righteousness 'IMPUTED' and righteousness 'APPLIED' to distinguish TWO DISTINCT
aspects of justification.
How
many new school baptists know the distinction between the two words in the
context of justification?
When
was Christ's righteousness IMPUTED to the elect?
When
was Christ's righteousness APPLIED to an elect?
It
seems the sum total of their understanding of justification is the experiential
justification by their faith, spawned by the popular slogan 'sola fide'.
How
subtle is the father of lies?
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Christ's righteousness was legally imputed to all the elect at the cross;
Christ's righteousness is applied to each individual elect personally at effectual calling out of the native
state of sin and condemnation to grace and salvation (This is vital justification,
regeneration, adoption and the giving of the gift of the Spirit).
Even
so, Adam's sin was imputed to all at the fall, the same sin was applied when we
were brought into being by our parents.