The Gift of Righteousness !

[beloved57]

Rom 5:17

For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

This Gift of Righteousness, one thing it is, its that imputed righteousness freely given without works Rom 4:6

6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

Which is comprised of Christ's Perfect obedience to Gods Law, in every thought, word and deed ! Thats why its declared, by the obedience of One [Jesus Christ] shall many be made Righteous [as by free gift] Rom 5:19

19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

The word righteous dikaios means:

1. righteous, observing divine laws
   
   
   2. in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God
      
      
      
      2. innocent, faultless, guiltless
      3. used of him whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God, and who therefore needs no rectification in the heart or life
         2. only Christ truly
      4. approved of or acceptable of God
         
         Isnt that a Unspeakable Gift ? For God, for Christ's Sake, to view many wretched sinners as such ?

 

[Truster]

Just or justness is a more accurate translation. It has its root in tsaddiqi. Just or justness; innocent in the sense of not having unjustness and this being the case because the unjust sinner is justified by, and conditioned on, the atoning blood and imputed justness of Messiah alone.

Just via justification.

 

[Nanja]

Rom 5:17

For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

This Gift of Righteousness, one thing it is, its that imputed righteousness freely given without works Rom 4:6

⁶ Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

Which is comprised of Christ's Perfect obedience to Gods Law, in every thought, word and deed ! Thats why its declared, by the obedience of One [Jesus Christ] shall many be made Righteous [as by free gift] Rom 5:19

¹⁹ For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

The word righteous dikaios means:

1. righteous, observing divine laws
   
   
   
   1. in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God
      
      
      
      
      1. innocent, faultless, guiltless
         
      2. used of him whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God, and who therefore needs no rectification in the heart or life
         
         1. only Christ truly
      3. approved of or acceptable of God
         
         Isnt that a Unspeakable Gift ? For God, for Christ's Sake, to view many wretched sinners as such ?
         

Yes indeed. And to realize that this Gift of Righteousness was charged to our account even while we were being enemies and unbelievers Rom. 5:10.

Yet, by God's Grace, were declared Righteous from Everlasting in our Covenant Head and Surety Christ Jesus Rom. 4:5!

 

[beloved57]

nanja

Yes indeed. And to realize that this Gift of Righteousness was charged to our account even while we were being enemies and unbelievers Rom. 5:10.

A remarkable blessing/gift indeed !

 

[beloved57]

This Gift Righteousness freely imputed to Gods Elect for Christ's sake is the basis for their Justification before God. The word for righteousness in Rom 5:17 is the greek word dikaiosynē and means:

in the broad sense, the state of him who is such as he ought to be, righteousness (German Rechtbeschaffenheit); the condition acceptable to God (German Gottwohlgefalligkeit);

dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay; from G1342; equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification:—righteousness.

Also its the basis for Spiritual life, because righteousness brings life Prov 12:28

In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Rom 8:10

And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

The Spirit gives the Elect Life because of Righteousness imputed. Christ by His Spirit comes to indwell each one that Has His Surety Obedience and Righteousness imputed to them !

Rom 5:21

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Eternal Life necessitates Spiritual Life !

 

[Truster]

This Gift Righteousness freely imputed to Gods Elect for Christ's sake is the basis for their Justification before God. The word for righteousness in Rom 5:17 is the greek word dikaiosynē and means:

in the broad sense, the state of him who is such as he ought to be, righteousness (German Rechtbeschaffenheit); the condition acceptable to God (German Gottwohlgefalligkeit);

dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay; from G1342; equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification:—righteousness.

Also its the basis for Spiritual life, because righteousness brings life Prov 12:28

In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Rom 8:10

And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

The Spirit gives the Elect Life because of Righteousness imputed. Christ by His Spirit comes to indwell each one that Has His Surety Obedience and Righteousness imputed to them !

Rom 5:21

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Eternal Life necessitates Spiritual Life !

You have just put the cart before the horse in that closing statement. Without having been risen from the death of sin (spiritual life granted) there can be no eternal life. It's impossible to possess eternal life without first being regenerate (having spiritual life).

My pleasure.

 

[Nanja]

This Gift Righteousness freely imputed to Gods Elect for Christ's sake is the basis for their Justification before God. The word for righteousness in Rom 5:17 is the greek word dikaiosynē and means:

in the broad sense, the state of him who is such as he ought to be, righteousness (German Rechtbeschaffenheit); the condition acceptable to God (German Gottwohlgefalligkeit);

dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay; from G1342; equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification:—righteousness.

Also its the basis for Spiritual life, because righteousness brings life Prov 12:28

In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Rom 8:10

And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

The Spirit gives the Elect Life because of Righteousness imputed. Christ by His Spirit comes to indwell each one that Has His Surety Obedience and Righteousness imputed to them !

Rom 5:21

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Eternal Life necessitates Spiritual Life !

Absolutely!

Because Righteousness was imputed to all the Election of Grace Eph. 1:4-5; 2 Tim. 1:9 in their Surety Heb. 7:22; Ps. 32:1-2, even while they were enemies Rom. 5:10, Grace reigns in New Birth by Giving them a New Nature which is a fruit and evidence of their their Justification from Everlasting; that God's Law and Justice was satisfied on their behalf, Christ being slain in the Eternal Purpose of God Eph. 3:11 before the foundation of the world Rev. 13:8; Rom. 5:9.

 

[beloved57]

The free gift of Justification!

Does the scripture teach that Justification is a free gift? Yes it most certainly does, right here Rom 5:16

16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

The free gift is unto Justification, meaning it results in or effects Justification. That's what makes it a Gift! No its not a offer as false teaching tells us.

 

[Nanja]

The free gift of Justification!

Does the scripture teach that Justification is a free gift? Yes it most certainly does, right here Rom5:16
16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

The free gift is unto Justification, meaning it results in or effects Justification. That's what makes it a Gift! No its not a offer as false teaching tells us.

Exactly! Justification is a free gift to Christ's Church, His Sheep He shed His Blood for Eph. 5:25; John 10:11,15. They receive this free gift passively in their Covenant Head and Surety from Everlasting Heb. 7:22; Is. 53:6; Heb. 13:20, and are abjured Righteous even while being ungodly, by non-imputation of sin Rom. 4:7-8.

Rom. 5:9-10
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.


But those without, have no access to the free gift of Justification regardless of what they do or do not do. They must pay the wages for their sins Rev. 21:8.

 

[Truster]

Just or justness is a more accurate translation. It has its root in tsaddiqi. Just or justness; innocent in the sense of not having unjustness and this being the case because the unjust sinner is justified by, and conditioned on, the atoning blood and imputed justness of Messiah alone.

Just via justification.

The root word from which “just” is taken is the word used for a carpenters square. The horizontal is straight and so the vertical is plumb (plumb line). This creates a perfect angle or justness.
This justness is received via justification and applied to the sinner before regeneration and conversion. Without this judgement of being just being passed the Eternal Father cannot look at a sinner favourably.

Back in the 60s people who weren’t considered “hip” were called squares. I am a square by justification and proven so by new-birth.

If righteousness were correct then justification would be called rightification.

 

[beloved57]

Exactly! Justification is a free gift to Christ's Church, His Sheep He shed His Blood for Eph. 5:25; John 10:11,15. They receive this free gift passively in their Covenant Head and Surety from Everlasting Heb. 7:22; Is. 53:6; Heb. 13:20, and are abjured Righteous even while being ungodly, by non-imputation of sin Rom. 4:7-8.

Rom. 5:9-10
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.


But those without, have no access to the free gift of Justification regardless of what they do or do not do. They must pay the wages for their sins Rev. 21:8.

Amen Sister!

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[beloved57]

Righteousness without works !

Rom 4:6

6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works !

God credits some men Righteousness apart from their works. Now what is works ? The word works here in the greek is the word ergon and means:

work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.

any product whatever, anything accomplished by hand, art, industry, mind

an act, deed, thing done

a work or worker who accomplishes something. 2041 /érgon ("work") is a deed (action) that carries out (completes) an inner desire (intension, purpose).

Even our english definition of the word work is defined as:

activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something:

A work is any operation coming from us as a qualification within us.

a condition or standard that must be complied with (as for the attainment of a privilege)

Work is to be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a purpose or result !

Now most people believe that God imputes Righteousness as a result of one believing ! Now believing is with the mind/heart, its no less a mental activity we do, so its a work by all definition. Some have made it that qualification within themselves that causes God to impute righteousness unto them. If however that was so, Rom 4:6 is invalid, because since then it would mean that God imputeth righteousness because of works instead of apart from our works !

 

[Nanja]

beloved57

Now most people believe that God imputes Righteousness as a result of one believing ! Now believing is with the mind/heart, its no less a mental activity we do, so its a work by all definition. Some have made it that qualification within themselves that causes God to impute righteousness unto them. If however that was so, Rom 4:6 is invalid, because since then it would mean that God imputeth righteousness because of works instead of apart from our works !

Exactly!

And in the same way there are those who erroneously teach that God imputes righteousness [salvation] by their own carnal work of hearing / understanding the Gospel, which is also a work [ergon] of the mind.


beloved57

Some have made it that qualification within themselves causes God to impute righteousness unto them.

Yep, but they are deceived!


1Cor. 2:14
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

 

[glorydaz]

Rom 5:17

For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

This Gift of Righteousness, one thing it is, its that imputed righteousness freely given without works Rom 4:6

I'm wondering why you left out the most important part. :think:

Romans 4:18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.​

Romans 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;​

 

[beloved57]

I'm wondering why you left out the most important part. :think:

Romans 4:18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.​

Romans 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;​

Evasion and Rabbit trail!

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[glorydaz]

Evasion and Rabbit trail!

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:rotfl:

 

[beloved57]

Righteousness of Faith

Rom 4:13

For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. see Rom 9:30; 10:6;

This righteousness is not ones Faith contrary to the teachings of man, but its righteousness imputed as the result of Christ's obedience/faithfulness for us to the preceptive law of God and punitive Justice of God for us, if we are of the Elect. Then this righteousness which we have as a free gift to us, is revealed to Spirit given Faith, hence the Righteousness of Faith. If we believe that the righteousness of faith is our own faith or act of believing, we have been deceived!

 

[Nanja]

Righteousness of Faith

Rom 4:13

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This righteousness is not ones Faith contrary to the teachings of man, but its righteousness imputed as the result of Christ's obedience/faithfulness for us to the preceptive law of God and punitive Justice of God for us, if were of the Elect. Then this righteousness which we have as a free gift to us, is revealed to Spirit given Faith, hence the Righteousness of Faith. If we believe that the righteousness of faith is our own faith or act of believing, we have been deceived![/FONT]

Amen Brother !

The Righteousness of Faith is certainly not the natural man's work of believing Rom. 8:8; Is. 64:6a.

But it's the Righteousness of Christ imputed Ps 32:1-2 to all His Sheep, God's Elect, from Everlasting in their Covenant Head and Surety Christ Jesus Heb. 7:22; the Lamb Slain from the foundation of the world Rev. 13:8b who took upon Himself the sins / iniquity Is 53:6-8 of His Seed Chosen in union with Him Eph. 1:4-7; Is. 53:10. And He was raised from the dead as the Great Shepherd of the Sheep Heb. 13:20 !

Also, I noticed that in Rom. 5:19 the word "made" implies the same meaning as impute; or reckoned to be Righteous:

"For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous."

So the Righteousness of Faith Rom. 4:13 is that imputed Righteousness which was charged to the Elect / Sheep's account, solely by the Obedience of Christ Rom. 5:19. And this Gospel Truth shall be revealed to all the Election of Grace Rom. 11:5 [whether jew or Gentile] in their lifetime Rom. 1:16-17 by the Power of the Holy Ghost, when they are Born of the Spirit and given peace through Believing.

Rom. 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

 

[beloved57]

nanja

Also, I noticed that in Rom. 5:19 the word "made" implies the same meaning as impute; or reckoned to be Righteous:

"For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous."

Amen, absolutely. However I believe the word for made here carries an additional meaning, the idea of being also made experientially righteous by the new birth. The word is kathistēmi:

1. to set, place, put
   
   1. to set one over a thing (in charge of it)
      
   2. to appoint one to administer an office
      
   3. to set down as, constitute, to declare, show to be
      
   4. to constitute, to render, make, cause to be
      
   5. to conduct or bring to a certain place
      
   6. to show or exhibit one's self
      
      1. come forward as
         
         For instance just as they were made sinners by imputation of sin unto them due to their solidarity with their natural head adam, and consequently are shown to be sinners experientially after their physical birth, so likewise due to their solidarity with their Spiritual Head Christ they shall be shown to be righteous following their new birth, which validates the had righteousness imputed to them because of Christ's representative obedience for them !

 

[Nanja]

nanja



Amen, absolutely. However I believe the word for made here carries an additional meaning, the idea of being also made experientially righteous by the new birth. The word is kathistēmi:

1. to set, place, put
   
   1. to set one over a thing (in charge of it)
      
   2. to appoint one to administer an office
      
   3. to set down as, constitute, to declare, show to be
      
   4. to constitute, to render, make, cause to be
      
   5. to conduct or bring to a certain place
      
   6. to show or exhibit one's self
      
      1. come forward as
         
         For instance just as they were made sinners by imputation of sin unto them due to their solidarity with their natural head adam, and consequently are shown to be sinners experientially after their physical birth, so likewise due to their solidarity with their Spiritual Head Christ they shall be shown to be righteous following their new birth, which validates the had righteousness imputed to them because of Christ's representative obedience for them !

Exactly, TY !