Tag: Christ’s Imputed Righteousness

  • Justification By Faith Alone (Part 8)

    Jonathan Edwards PERSEVERANCE AFTER JUSTIFICATION (Cont’d) SECTION 4Answering Objections THE FIRST OBJECTION: We frequently find promises of eternal life and salvation (and sometimes of justification itself) suggested as a reward for virtue and obedience. Eternal life is promised to obedience. Romans 2:7, “To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory, honor,…

  • Jutification By Faith Alone (Part 7)

    Jonathan Edwards CHRIST’S DEATH: ATONEMENT AND REDEMPTION (Cont’d) 3. I proceed now to the third and last assertion of this argument. I will show that this doctrine of the imputation of Christ’s righteousness is utterly inconsistent with the doctrine of our being justified by our own virtue or sincere obedience. If God’s favor and a…

  • Justified By Faith Alone (Part 6)

    Jonathan Edwards PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THE LAWS OF GOD (Cont’d) To suppose that the only thing Christ does is to make atonement for us by suffering is to make Him our Savior, but only partially. It robs Him of half His glory as Savior. If so, all that He does is deliver us from hell;…