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| No righteousness of Christ, no gospel. Christ's righteousness is imputed to the elect. |
#righteousnessofChrist
#imputationofrighteousness
Inquirer
I have to say his
arguments sounded very convincing.
He seems to be an
Arminian, but he is Reformed. Anyway, he seems to know what he is talking about.
And u were the one who attacked what he posted in his Reformed group on FB 😅. The post is here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/775537956487669/posts/1492075451500579/️
sing
Great. Which part
convinced you?
I did not attack
him.
I made a statement: "No righteousness of Christ, no gospel."
Unfortunately, he disputed the statement by saying things he knows not.
Inquirer
Well, he sounded
like he knows his Scriptures. He said:
Righteousness cannot be imputed, so is wrath.
U don't scold me, ya.
U scold him.
sing
If righteousness
cannot be imputed, what is your understanding of the doctrine of justification?
The imputation of
Christ's righteousness to the elect is at the heart of the doctrine of
justification.
Jesus suffered the
wrath of God when He died the substitutionary death on the cross. Why? The sins
of all His people were imputed to Him, and He suffered the full and complete
penalty due to those sins.
The silly things he
said are not worthy of scolding or debunking.
1 Corinthians 14:38
KJT "But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant."
sing
No imputation of
Christ's righteousness to the justly condemned, no justification. This is
absolutely elementary.
'Those whom God
effectually calls, he also freely justifies,
- not by infusing
righteousness into them, [[POPULAR ERROR
NEGATED]
- but by pardoning
their sins, and by accounting and accepting their persons as righteous [THE
TRUTH STATED] ;
- not for anything
wrought in them, or done by them [POPULAR ERROR NEGATED],
- but for Christ's
sake alone; [THE TRUTH STATED]
- not by imputing
faith itself, the act of believing, or any other evangelical obedience to them,
as their righteousness; [POPULAR ERROR NEGATED]
- but by imputing
Christ's active obedience unto the whole law, and passive obedience in his
death for their whole and sole righteousness [THE TRUTH STATED]
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The above is taken
from the 1689 CoF chapter 11.
Christ's active
obedience secured the righteousness needed for the justification of His people.
God FREELY applies this righteousness of His provision in Christ to each elect
at their effectual calling out of their native state of condemnation.
Christ's passive
obedience unto death bore the just and righteous wrath of God upon the sins of
His people, AND SECURED the forgiveness needed for His people; He endured the
wrath of God in their place.
(Please note that
the popular fable of justification by faith is plainly repudiated in the
statements above.)
I hope the above
helps.
