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NASB | Matthew 7:24 ¶ "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:24 ¶ "So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, will be like a wise man [a far-sighted, practical, and sensible man] who built his house on the rock. [Luke 6:47-49] |
Subject: Are the declared righteous righteous? |
Bible Note: You wrote: "So then, although the judge has declared you not guilty, then you still are?" Since guilt is a judicial declaration, no I am not. I am still a person who commits offenses, but the guilt of my sin has been imputed to Christ. "And though the judge gave you someone else's righteousness, you are still unrighteous before the judge?" As far as the judge is concerned, looking at the whole situation, I am not considered unrighteous. Again, that does not imply that by nature I am righteous, but that the Judge has declared me so because of my Substitute earning it for me. You wrote: " Rom 4:5, let's talk about credited first. What does credited mean? In other words, if I credit your bank account with 1000 dollars, is that now your 1000 dollars to spend or is it still my 1000 dollars?" No, let's talk first about whether it applies to us or not. You said before that it did not. --Joe! |