1 / 13

Imputed Righteousness vs. Infused Grace: A Battle for the Gospel

Imputed Righteousness Defined. Imputation To ascribe, to attribute, to reckon, account, deem, transfer, or credit.Imputed Righteousness God imputes by faith alone in Christ alone the righteousness of Christ. His right standing" is given to us on behalf of his perfect obedience through faith al

coty
Download Presentation

Imputed Righteousness vs. Infused Grace: A Battle for the Gospel

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

    1. Imputed Righteousness vs. Infused Grace: A Battle for the Gospel Benjamin Linker

    2. Imputed Righteousness Defined Imputation – To ascribe, to attribute, to reckon, account, deem, transfer, or credit. Imputed Righteousness – God imputes by faith alone in Christ alone the righteousness of Christ. His “right standing” is given to us on behalf of his perfect obedience through faith alone in His Person and Work.

    3. Examples of Imputation in Scripture Genesis 12-15 Context is speaking of Abram’s calling and belief in the promise that his offspring will be as many as the stars in the sky. Gen. 12:2 states that God will “make of you a great nation.” Gen. 13:16 “I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.” Gen. 15:5-6 “‘Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your offspring be.’ And he believed the Lord and it was counted to him as righteousness.”

    4. Examples of Imputation in Scripture Leviticus 16 (Day of Atonement) Aaron presents two goats before the tent of meeting: one for a sin offering, and the other to be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement V. 21 “And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins. And he shall put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.” V. 22 “The goat shall bear all the iniquities on itself to a remote area, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.”

    5. 3 Great Imputations in the Bible Adam’s sin to us Our sin to Christ Christ’s righteousness to those who believe Adam’s sin to us Romans 5:12 “Therefore just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned” 5:17 “Death reigned through that one man’s trespass” 5:18 “One trespass led to condemnation for all men” 5:19 “For as by one man’s sin the many were made sinners”

    6. 3 Great Imputations in the Bible (Cont.) Our Sin to Christ Isaiah 53:6 “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all” Isa. 53:11 “By his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.” Isa. 53:12b “Yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors” 1 Peter 2:24a “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.” 2 Cor 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

    7. 3 Great Imputations in the Bible (Cont.) Christ’s Righteousness to those who believe Isa. 53:11 “By his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.” Rom 4:3-6 “For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness." Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works”

    8. Definition of Infused Grace Infused Grace – The sinner’s cooperation with the grace of the Holy Spirit is necessary to sustain justification, even though it can only begin by grace. Catholic Catechism (1994) Article 2 “Grace and Justification” III. Merit 2010 “Since the initiative belongs to God in the order of grace, no one can merit the initial grace of forgiveness and justification, at the beginning of conversion. Moved by the Holy Spirit and by charity, we can then merit for ourselves and for others the graces needed for our sanctification, for the increase of grace and charity, and for the attainment of eternal life.”

    9. Luther’s Finding of Faith Alone in the Word Luther’s focus was to know how one could attain salvation “Righteousness of God” revealed to Luther that God is righteous and we are not; by His nature he could only punish sinners. He then began to see God as not only a judge that rewards sinners according to their merit, but a merciful and gracious God who gives His righteousness to sinners as a gift. Luther: “The doctrine of justification by faith alone is an affirmation that God does everything necessary for salvation.” The struggle for Luther was where the righteousness was put, inside the believer, or outside. Luther argued for “forensic justification”; it is an alien righteousness.

    10. The Rebuttal: The Council of Trent “After this Catholic doctrine of justification, which whosever does not faithfully and firmly accept cannot be justified, it seemed good to the holy council to add these canons, that all may know not only what they shall hold and follow, but also what to avoid and shun.” Canon 9: “If any one saith, that by faith alone the impious is justified; in such wise as to mean, that nothing else is required to co-operate in order to the obtaining the grace of Justification, and that it is not in any way necessary, that he be prepared and disposed by the movement of his own will; let him be anathema.” Canon 11: “If any one saith, that men are justified, either by the sole imputation of the justice of Christ, or by the sole remission of sins, to the exclusion of the grace and the charity which is poured forth in their hearts by the Holy Ghost, and is inherent in them; or even that the grace, whereby we are justified, is only the favour of God; let him be anathema.” Canon 24: “If any one saith, that the justice received is not preserved and also increased before God through good works; but that the said works are merely the fruits and signs of Justification obtained, but not a cause of the increase thereof; let him be anathema.”

    11. Catholic Catechism (1994) Catholic Catechism (1994) Article 2 “Grace and Justification” Justification 1987 “The grace of the Holy Spirit has the power to justify us, that is, to cleanse us from our sins and to communicate to us "the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ" and through Baptism.” 1995 “The Holy Spirit is the master of the interior life. By giving birth to the "inner man," justification entails the sanctification of his whole being.” 2001 – “The preparation of man for the reception of grace is already a work of grace. This latter is needed to arouse and sustain our collaboration in justification through faith, and in sanctification through charity. God brings to completion in us what he has begun, ‘since he who completes his work by cooperating with our will began by working so that we might will it’"

    12. The Importance of Definitions Grace redefined Roman view – A supernatural substance that is infused into the human soul that facilitates redemption. Biblical view – Undeserved and unmerited favor bestowed upon the sinner. Justification redefined Roman view – A process that has been merited by Christ, and conforms us to the righteousness of God, who makes us inwardly just by the power of his mercy. Biblical view – An act of God, declaring a person to be righteous on behalf of the obedience of Christ alone, through faith alone. Sanctification redefined Roman view – A conveying of the blessing from God, through the Catholic Church, and a close union with God. It is a process that begins by faith that leads to sanctification of the whole being, which is justification. Biblical view – A process that begins at the time of justification, and brings us more and more into conformity with Jesus Christ.

    13. Justification Summarized Justification is an act, not a work in progress. In Justification, God declares the sinner righteous. The basis for this declaration is Christ’s obedience. The means of Justification is faith alone in Christ alone. Faith alone means there is no consideration of our works whatsoever in God’s declaration of righteousness. Justification is given by grace and excludes all participation and cooperation by the believer, and is given as a gift. If contribution is had it would destroy the nature of a gift.

    14. Fulfilling the Great Commission Questions to pose to Roman Catholics If God were to ask you before his throne, “Why should I let you into my heaven”, how would you respond? Do you have 100% assurance that if you died tonight you would be in heaven? Is Christ’s death sufficient to save you completely in and of itself?

More Related