Imputed Righteousness without Works !
Rom 4:6
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto
whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Now exactly what is this imputed Righteousness without works ? First lets begin by saying that its not a man's faith, meaning its not Righteousness Imputed on account of a man's act of believing. Many false teachers would tell us, because they lack understanding, that ones Righteousness is their Faith Vs 5
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly,
his faith is counted for righteousness. Note: [
Those in the flesh have no faith !]
Now that is not what Vs 5 means, in fact Righteousness is Imputed without Works, Without Believing, without any act, deed performed by the sinner, but believing Faith is an act performed by us, when we do it. So what does this truly mean, that is to have Righteousness imputed without works ? Remember Works is defined by the greek word ergon:
I.
business, employment, that which any one is occupied
A.
that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking
II.
any product whatever,
any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry,
or mind
III.
an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasised in opp. to that which is less than work
2041 /érgon ("work") is a deed (action) that carries out (completes) an inner desire (intension, purpose).
So its Righteousness Imputed without any of this above that's been defined !
So what does it mean ? It means by an act of Sovereign Grace, all those Chosen in Christ before the foundation and those the same whom He died for, are given to their account a free gift of Righteousness. This Righteousness is Jesus Christ's own active obedience as a Man to all of God's Law in every detail, in Mind, Soul Strength, and Heart, yes even His disposition of Mind, external and internal, even to say without guile, charged or imputed to the account of every chosen sinner, and so it is by the Obedience of One the many shall be made Righteous
Rom 5:19. The word Righteous dikaios:
I.righteous, observing divine laws
A.
in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of GodI.
of those who seem to themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves in their virtues, whether real or imagined
ii.
innocent, faultless, guiltless
That's what it means !828
