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What does imputation mean in Christian theology?

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Imputation refers to the act of God crediting Christ's righteousness to believers and charging their sin to Christ during His crucifixion.

In Christian theology, imputation is a vital concept that describes how God accounts Christ's righteousness to believers while attributing their sins to Christ during His crucifixion. This doctrine illustrates the great exchange: Jesus takes on the sins of His people, suffering the punishment they deserved, while their sins are forgiven and they are deemed righteous in the eyes of God because of Christ's perfect obedience. This is rooted in 2 Corinthians 5:21, which says that God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. This act of imputation emphasizes the grace of God in salvation, underscoring that it is entirely a work of God, with believers merely receiving this gift through faith, not works.
Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 4:3, Romans 5:12

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The Veil
Aaron Greenleaf · Jul 9, 2017
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