The elect were Justified while being ungodly Rom 4:5
the Greek word
eklektos ... translated into the English word "elect" ... does not appear in Romans 4:5. In fact, the Greek word
eklektos only appears twice in Romans ... once in Romans 8 and once in Romans 16.
Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
please note: the verb tenses in Romans 4:5 are present tense ... which means God justifies the person at the time he or she believes.
Once a person believes, he or she is justified, made righteous by God ... no longer "ungodly".
And, of course, the point of Romans 4:2-8 is faith is not works.
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