Therefore IT WAS also CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS 23 Now not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him, 24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those who&

26 Jun 2002 ... 1 Corinthians 1:30 ... Righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption expand what God's wisdom means (God's system of ... This is imputed righteousness; God puts in His righteousness into the believer judicially.

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say?&

Are Christians merely forgiven, or do they possess the righteousness of Christ? Recently the time-honored understanding of the doctrine of justification has come under attack. Many question how-or if-we receive the full righteousness of Christ. Martin Luther said that if&

The Reformation doctrine of justification by faith is, and has always been, the number one target of the enemy's attack. It provides the foundation of the bridge that reconciles God and manwithout t...

God requires good works not as the ground of our justification (which is the righteousness of Christ alone), but as an evidence of it.

It has now been 15 years since The Gospel According to Jesus was first published ... we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age" ( Titus 2:12). ... "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; ...

... the inspiration and authority of Scripture, He is the incarnate Word (John 1:1, 14). ... It is telling that even after His departure from earth, Jesus Christ remained  ...

1 Corinthians 1:30 30 But [a]by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, [b]and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,...

Jesus was born in this time and season for God's righteousness to made available for all of humanity. Righteousness is defined as having a faultless stand be...

Curt Crist, www.welcometograce.com 2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord....