Romans 4:5-8 King James Version (KJV)
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
We are saved by grace through faith, and it is our faith that is counted or credited for righteousness. Interesting that this is paralleled with what King David said, describing the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works.
David said, "Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin." God does not impute sin to us, this is what we experience now. This is covenant based. Romans 4 goes on to speak of this "blessedness", to whom it is applied, and it is those with faith (I.e; believers). This then means that God is not holding our sins against us.
Hebrews 10:15-18 King James Version (KJV)
15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
We are in this covenant. People will often express how God's law is in their heart and in their mind, but how often do you see them express the latter part of the covenant? "Their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." I included verse 18 above, to bring emphasis to the fact that our sins have experienced remission (or have been remitted), and there is no more offering for our sins because Jesus is the sacrifice that paid its penalty.
Sin is no longer imputed to us, and the reason for this is multifaceted.
1. Jesus paid the penalty for all sin (hence it is not held against us because its already been paid for; the atonement).
2. It is part of the covenant we are under (Hebrews 10:15-17)
3. The blood of Jesus cleanses us of all sin, of all unrighteousness (turning our sins of scarlet as white as snow).
This post isn't going into what we do with sin, holiness, and righteousness. Living godly, and so on. It is just meant to inform us of the covenant we are under, and that we are that blessed man that God doesn't impute sin and does forgive our iniquities. How blessed we are!
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
We are saved by grace through faith, and it is our faith that is counted or credited for righteousness. Interesting that this is paralleled with what King David said, describing the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works.
David said, "Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin." God does not impute sin to us, this is what we experience now. This is covenant based. Romans 4 goes on to speak of this "blessedness", to whom it is applied, and it is those with faith (I.e; believers). This then means that God is not holding our sins against us.
Hebrews 10:15-18 King James Version (KJV)
15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
We are in this covenant. People will often express how God's law is in their heart and in their mind, but how often do you see them express the latter part of the covenant? "Their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." I included verse 18 above, to bring emphasis to the fact that our sins have experienced remission (or have been remitted), and there is no more offering for our sins because Jesus is the sacrifice that paid its penalty.
Sin is no longer imputed to us, and the reason for this is multifaceted.
1. Jesus paid the penalty for all sin (hence it is not held against us because its already been paid for; the atonement).
2. It is part of the covenant we are under (Hebrews 10:15-17)
3. The blood of Jesus cleanses us of all sin, of all unrighteousness (turning our sins of scarlet as white as snow).
This post isn't going into what we do with sin, holiness, and righteousness. Living godly, and so on. It is just meant to inform us of the covenant we are under, and that we are that blessed man that God doesn't impute sin and does forgive our iniquities. How blessed we are!
