Theology 2 - 4 aspects of righteousness - taught at LTCi Siliguri - from Chafer, Bible Doctrines

1. 4 ASPECTS OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS
God is righteous - 1 Jn 1:5
Man is not - Rom 3:10
Righteousness is a gift of God to man - Rom 3:22
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2. Monday 25 July 2011

3. A. GOD IS RIGHTEOUS
Rom 3:25-26 God presented
Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,
through the shedding of his blood
—to be received by faith. He did
this to demonstrate his
righteousness, because in his
forbearance he had left the sins
committed beforehand
unpunished— he did it to
demonstrate his righteousness at
the present time, so as to be just
and the one who justifies those
who have faith in Jesus.
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4. God is righteous and cannot turn
from that - he does not, and
cannot allow sin, and all who do
sin come under his judgment.
God does not sin in any way -
the Gospel does not make light
of sin but exalts God who bears
all the judgements and
punishments which are rightly
the result of sin - God does this
in love and enables the sinner to
pass from condemnation to
righteousness.
Jn 3:18, 5:24, Rom 8:1, 1 Cor
11:32
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5. B. THE SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS OF MAN
Rom 10:3 -Since they did not
know the righteousness of God
and sought to establish their
own, they did not submit to
God’s righteousness.
Isa 64:6 -All of us have become
like one who is unclean, and all
our righteous acts are like filthy
rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins
sweep us away.
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6. Rom 3:9-18 records sin as
God sees it and fully
describes mans condition.
In society we have man
made standards for
righteousness - yet each
stands before God and is
judged as God sees them,
not by other men. Only
through God’s grace and
his provision in Christ will
anyone enter heaven.
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7. What then? Are we Jews any better
off? No, not at all. For we have already
Rom 3:9-18 records sin
charged that all, both Jews and as
Greeks, are under sin, fullyis written:
God sees it and as it
"None is righteous, no,condition. one
describes mans not one; no
understands; no one seeks for God. All
In society we have man
have turned aside; together they have
made standards for
become worthless; no one does good,
notrighteousness - yet each
even one."
"Their throat is an open grave; they use
stands before God and is
their tongues toGod sees them,
judged as deceive.""The venom
of asps is under their lips."
not by other men. Only
"Their mouth is full of curses and
through God’s grace and
bitterness.""Their feet are swift to shed
his provision in Christ will
blood; in their paths are ruin and
misery, and the way of peace they have
anyone enter heaven.
not known.""There is no fear of God
before their eyes."
Monday 25 July 2011

8. Rom 3:9-18 records sin as
God sees it and fully
describes mans condition.
In society we have man
made standards for
righteousness - yet each
stands before God and is
judged as God sees them,
not by other men. Only
through God’s grace and
his provision in Christ will
anyone enter heaven.
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9. C. THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD
Through this we
understand how God
condemns the sinner
and saves the
Christian.
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10. C. 1. IMPUTATION IS SHOWN IN ADAM’S
SIN BEING IMPUTED TO THE WHOLE
HUMAN RACE
Rom 5:12-21, and also the
sin of man is imputed to
Christ when he became a sin
offering for the whole world -
2 Cor 5:14, Heb 2:9, 1 Jn
2:2
Righteousness from God, in
Christ, is imputed to all who
believe - 1 Cor 1:30, 2 Cor
5:21
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11. Obviously this is not by
works, observing the law
etc. - Rom 3:21 - But now
apart from the law the
righteousness of God has
been made known, to
which the Law and the
Prophets testify.
Being imputed with the
righteousness of God
means it is not affected by
how good or bad the
person is.
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12. C. 2. THE RESULT OF IMPUTATION IS SEEN
IN THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST BEING
ON A BELIEVER WHEN WE ARE IN CHRIST
We are united with Christ by the HSp - God then
sees us as his own son - Jn 17:23 - he loves and
accepts us - and also accounts to us the
righteousness of God
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.
Rom 3:21-22 - But now the righteousness of God
has been manifested apart from the law, although
the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—the
righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ
for all who believe.
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13. C. 3. BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF IMPUTATION
Adam & Eve - clothed in skins -
needed the shedding of blood.
Abraham by believing God - Gen
15:6, Rom 4:9-22
Priests of old - clothed in
righteousness - Ps 139:2
Believer is robed in a garment of
righteousness - Rev 19:8 -
Paul and Philemon 17-18 - So if
you consider me a partner,
welcome him as you would
welcome me. If he has done you
any wrong or owes you anything,
charge it to me.
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14. C. 4. IMPUTATION AFFECTS THE
STANDING AND NOT THE STATE
It is put upon us - even
though we still sin - it is
nothing to do with our
works - yet it is an
eternal standing for our
lives.
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15. C. 5. IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS IS THE
GROUND OF JUSTIFICATION
NT - righteousness and
justify are from the same
root.
God declares as justified
forever the one whom he
sees in Christ.
Justification is not a
feeling it is a certain fact
for the mind of God. Rungnado May Day
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150,000
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16. It is; By faith - Rom 5:1
Through grace - Titus
3:4-7
On the basis of the death
and resurrection of Christ -
Rom 3:24, 4:25
It is abiding and
unchanging resting on what
God has decreed.
In forgiveness our sin is
cancelled, a -ve activity
- in justification
righteousness is imputed, a
+ve activity.
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17. D. RIGHTEOUSNESS IMPARTED BY THE SPIRIT
Filled with the Spirit the child of
God produces;
Righteous works - Rom 8:4
Fruit - Gal 5:22-23
Gifts - 1 Cor 12:7ff
These are produced in the
believer by the Spirit of God -
who is walking in the Spirit and
not the flesh - in essence the
will of God is now fulfilled in the
life of the believer - this could
not be done by the believer but
is done in them, a life imparted
with the righteousness of God.
Monday 25 July 2011