OVERVIEW OF TRUE GOSPEL FOR SALVATION BY THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS
By Dennis Schmidt 3/2007
RETURN TO THE: BIBLE PAPERS HOME PAGE
This paper discusses the true gospel of Christ for salvation which includes the revelation of the imputed righteousness of Jesus as well as Jesus life, ministry, death, burial, and resurrection as the only basis for saving, keeping saved, & growth of Christians. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.
INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:
THEME: Righteousness of God, by Jesus,
as only means to salvation to those who believe. Salvation
is dependent only on God & not on the sinner, nor
can the sinner do anything for it.
The sinner can't do anything to earn any part of his salvation, maintaining
salvation, Holy Spirit, blessing or growing in the Lord. Jesus has completed
it all & the Holy Ghost applies it to the heart (mind, affections &
will). Only Jesus righteousness imputed to the sinner is the basis for God's
gospel for salvation. The man never becomes righteous in himself.
All man's efforts are of unbelief, evil deeds & self
righteous because he rejected the righteousness of God by grace.
PURPOSE: The sinner
can't do anything to earn any part of his salvation, maintaining salvation,
Holy Spirit, blessing or growing in the Lord. Jesus has completed it all
& the Holy Ghost applies it to the heart (mind, affections & will). Only
Jesus righteousness imputed to the sinner is the basis for God's gospel for
salvation. The man never becomes righteous in himself. All man's
efforts are of unbelief, evil deeds & self righteous because he
rejected the righteousness of God by grace.
KEY VERSE:
WHO: God mainly by Bible author Paul
TO WHOM: Elected Christians
WHAT: The gospel of Christ is God's means of satisfies
His law, justice and being man's savior. Good news, preached, of the
righteousness of God through Jesus as the only saving means, without
man's effort, by the life, ministry, death & resurrection
of God's unique Son Jesus.
Righteousness of God, by Jesus, as only means to
salvation to those who believe. Salvation is
dependent only on God & not on the sinner, nor can the sinner do
anything for it
The sinner can't do anything to earn any part of his salvation, maintaining
salvation, Holy Spirit, blessing or growing in the Lord. Jesus has completed
it all & the Holy Ghost applies it to the heart (mind, affections &
will). Only Jesus righteousness imputed to the sinner is the basis for God's
gospel for salvation. The man never becomes righteous in himself.
All man's efforts are of unbelief, evil deeds & self
righteous because he rejected the righteousness of God by grace.
Man's heart is evil & would never ask for
repentance, God's righteousness, or faith to believe.
Man is a self centered (god of his life) in these areas & He thinks
he can make a decision that will bring about his salvation. He depends on
his own righteousness. He is not submitted to or ignorant of the righteousness
of God by Jesus, as the only means to salvation provided by God.
WHY:
The sinner owes a debt they can never pay. No effort on their
part can save them or keep them saved.
WAY: Gospel
of Christ for salvation in Jesus righteousness in His death, burial
& resurrection
WHEREAS: Meeting God's standard of: being: holy, pure, justified, upright, meet, moral
Righteousness of God, same method used in the Old Testament, without
the law or any of man's (flesh) efforts, but by faith of Jesus
through God's grace man is justified and forgiven.
Paul's desire was for
WHERE:
Earth
WHEN: All Times
WHILE: Imputation is the means or the merits of Christ are legally charged to the Christian, to his account. He is saved, justified, made a child and heir with Jesus. Jesus righteousness, through God's grace, entitled the Christian to all that salvation offers of eternal life both on earth and in heaven. The Christian does not have a righteousness within himself. He gains Christ's righteousness. The Christian's sins are also imputed to Christ. Christ does not have sin within Himself. Jesus bears our sins. Other words for imputed are: reckon, count, made, charge, declare, & credit to another account.
WANT: Man was created to have fellowship, as a child, with his Father God. God created man for that reason. Man can only have an abundant life when he worships God in that fellowship in spirit & truth. Man can then enjoy God's love, mercy, and grace in an everlasting relationship with his heavenly Father. God has made man as the only creature to be given a spiritual & moral nature made in God's own image. Man can think and reason. He has self awareness to fellowship with God in a spiritual life given him from above by the righteousness of God imputed by Jesus life and ministry.
WAIT: Regeneration is
to be born (from above) into God's family by receiving God's
son Jesus as savior. An example
of God's regenerating influence is shown by two students in a physic course.
Each student has studied the subject, memorized the textbook
information, & knows the laws of physics well. They listen
& memorize an expert professor instructions as
he teaches on a difficult concept.
After the class, the first student tells the professor he accepts everything taught. This student, in his religious equivalence, would tell people what he memorized about Jesus. He call himself a Christian and even acts like a Christian, but he was not born again by God. He is not a Christian until God regenerates him. God may later use, this information, to bring him to a saving faith.
The second student while listening to the professor received what the professor taught. It made logical sense because God made it real to him. He was enlighten by God's gifts & inclined within to understand the physics concepts. After the class, the second student accepts everything the professor taught. This student, in his religious equivalence, would tell people that God provided faith for him to believe in Jesus. He calls himself a Christian and acts like a Christian in response of God regenerating him. This gift was provided by God's grace, not anything he did or his works.
The Christian is regenerated by God. A divine act of God supplies the Christian the mental capability to enlighten him & incline his heart (mind, affections & will) to save him. God's order in natural birth is for a baby to be born then he cry's. In a Christian, when born-again, has God producing a supernatural re-birth then he confesses. Natural man, with all Biblical knowledge, will never confess God savingly.
PAPER
OUTLINE:
I) HOW CAN GOD BE BOTH A JUST GOD & A SAVIOR?:
II) GOSPEL:
III) 1ST KEY SCRIPTURE: GOSPEL IS POWER OF GOD BY HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS TO SALVATION THROUGH FAITH:
IV) 2ND KEY SCRIPTURE: GOSPEL IS JESUS LIFE AND MINISTRY THAT CHRISTIAN'S RECEIVE FOR SALVATION:
V) REVEALED BY PREACHER SENT BY GOD TO THOSE OF FAITH:
VI) TRUE VERSUS FALSE GOSPEL:
VII) RIGHTEOUSNESS:
VIII) IMPUTED:
IX) TRANSFER OF GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR OUR SINS:
X) RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD:
XI) REGENERATION:
XII) WE ARE SAVED BY THE GOSPEL OF JESUS RIGHTEOUSNESS, LIFE, MINISTRY, BY GRACE, AND NOT BY OUR WORKS:
I) HOW CAN GOD BE BOTH A JUST GOD & A SAVIOR?:
II) GOSPEL: Good news, preached, of the righteousness of God through Jesus as the only saving means, without man's effort, by the life, ministry, death & resurrection of God's unique Son Jesus.
III) 1ST KEY SCRIPTURE: GOSPEL IS POWER OF GOD BY HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS TO SALVATION THROUGH FAITH:
Salvation is dependent only on God & not on the sinner, nor can the sinner do anything for it. The sinner can't do anything to earn any part of his salvation, maintaining salvation, Holy Spirit, blessing or growing in the Lord. Jesus has completed it all & the Holy Ghost applies it to the heart (mind, affections & will). Only Jesus righteousness imputed to the sinner is the basis for God's gospel for salvation. The man never becomes righteous in himself. All man's efforts are of unbelief, evil deeds & self righteous because he rejected the righteousness of God by grace.
IV) 2ND KEY SCRIPTURE: GOSPEL IS JESUS LIFE AND MINISTRY THAT CHRISTIAN'S RECEIVE FOR SALVATION:
V) REVEALED BY PREACHER SENT BY GOD TO THOSE OF FAITH:
VI) TRUE VERSUS FALSE GOSPEL:
VII) RIGHTEOUSNESS: Meeting God's standard of: being: holy, pure, justified, upright, meet, moral
VIII) IMPUTED: Means the merits of Christ are legally charged to the Christian, to his account. He is saved, justified, made a child and heir with Jesus. Jesus righteousness, through God's grace, entitled the Christian to all that salvation offers of eternal life both on earth and in heaven. The Christian does not have a righteousness within himself. He gains Christ's righteousness. The Christian's sins are also imputed to Christ. Christ does not have sin within Himself. Jesus bears our sins.
- Other words for imputed are: reckon, count, made, charge, declare, & credit to another account.
IX) TRANSFER OF GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR OUR SINS:
X) RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD:
Man was created to have fellowship, as a child, with his Father God. God created man for that reason. Man can only have an abundant life when he worships God in that fellowship in spirit & truth. Man can then enjoy God's love, mercy, and grace in an everlasting relationship with his heavenly Father. God has made man as the only creature to be given a spiritual & moral nature made in God's own image. Man can think and reason. He has self awareness to fellowship with God in a spiritual life given him from above by the righteousness of God imputed by Jesus life and ministry.
XI) REGENERATION: Born (from above) into God's family by receiving God's son Jesus as savior.
- An example of God's regenerating influence is shown by two students in a physic course. Each student has studied the subject, memorized the textbook information, & knows the laws of physics well. They listen & memorize an expert professor instructions as he teaches on a difficult concept.
After the class, the first student tells the professor he accepts everything taught. This student, in his religious equivalence, would tell people what he memorized about Jesus. He call himself a Christian and even acts like a Christian, but he was not born again by God. He is not a Christian until God regenerates him. God may later use, this information, to bring him to a saving faith.
- The second student while listening to the professor received what the professor taught. It made logical sense because God made it real to him. He was enlighten by God's gifts & inclined within to understand the physics concepts. After the class, the second student accepts everything the professor taught. This student, in his religious equivalence, would tell people that God provided faith for him to believe in Jesus. He calls himself a Christian and acts like a Christian in response of God regenerating him. This gift was provided by God's grace, not anything he did or his works.
- The Christian is regenerated by God. A divine act of God supplies the Christian the mental capability to enlighten him & incline his heart (mind, affections & will) to save him. God's order in natural birth is for a baby to be born then he cry's. In a Christian, when born-again, has God producing a supernatural re-birth then he confesses. Natural man, with all Biblical knowledge, will never confess God savingly.
XII) WE ARE SAVED BY THE GOSPEL OF JESUS RIGHTEOUSNESS, LIFE, MINISTRY, BY GRACE, AND NOT BY OUR WORKS:
For more information on the Righteousness of God, go to Reign of Grace Ministry (rofgrace.com)
RETURN TO THE: BIBLE PAPERS HOME PAGE
This page is maintained by Dennis Schmidt. Please send your questions or comments to (dennisschmidt@att.net)