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NASB | Romans 4:6 just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 4:6 And in this same way David speaks of the blessing on the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: |
Subject: Imputed Righteousness |
Bible Note: You wrote: "'Romans 6:23 says that eternal life is a gift of God. It does not say that we are made righteous.' Actually it does, my friend." Actually it doesn't: "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." --Romans 6:23 The word "righteousness" does not even appear in the verse. Whether or not any other Scripture says that we are MADE righteous, this isn't one of them. Regarding Romans 5:19, you wrote: "This supports my point, Joe. You did not become a sinner when you sinned. You were born that way. You do not because righteous when you do more and more righteous things. Then it would not be a gift. It would be earned. Your spirit is created in righteousness and holiness." I will discuss Ephesians 4:24 below, but you failed to observe what I pointed out regarding the TENSE of the verb. We WILL BE made righteous. I am certainly more righteous than the day God justified me, but I am not perfect and holy (which is what "righteous" means). I will be so when I am glorified. I did not say that our obedience makes us righteous. I simply said that justification does not MAKE us righteous, which is the historical Protestant position. Sanctification, a progressive act of God's free grace, makes us righteous. But justification and sanctification are two separate things. We are declared righteous because of Christ, and then God throughout our lives makes us more righteous in practice progressively. You wrote: "You're right, I am not saying that we always think or act righteously." We would if we were truly righteous already. Jesus, being truly righteous, never sinned. We not only have sinned, we still do, demonstrating that true, complete righteousness is still something that lies for us in the future. --Joe! |