How do we know that Christ's righteousness is imputed to believers?
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Believers are justified and receive Christ's righteousness through faith in His finished work, as explained in Romans 5:15-19.
The imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers is a core doctrine in Reformed theology founded on the work of Christ. Romans 5:15-19 details this profound truth, indicating that just as sin entered through one man, Adam, and brought judgment, righteousness comes through one man, Jesus Christ, offering justification to many. This imputation is not based on any merit of our own, but rather entirely on Christ's obedience and sacrificial death. Verse 19 clearly states, 'For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.' Thus, believers are credited with Christ's righteousness, facilitating their justification before God.
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