Imputed Righteousness
Christ's righteousness credited to the believer's account
Imputed righteousness is the teaching that Christ's own righteousness is reckoned, or credited, to the believer in justification, associated especially with Luther and Melanchthon. This is a distinctively Protestant doctrine. Catholic and Orthodox traditions differ: rather than an external reckoning, they emphasize a righteousness that is infused and transforms the believer from within. The traditions thus diverge on how a sinner is made right with God.
How it traveled
- RomansCorinth · 67explains
- 2 CorinthiansPhilippi · 67explains
- Against Heresies: Book IVLyons · 202explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the RomansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and EphesiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of InfantsHippo Regius · 430explains
- Expositions on the Book of PsalmsHippo Regius · 430explains
- A Treatise Concerning Man’s Perfection in RighteousnessHippo Regius · 430explains
- The EnchiridionHippo Regius · 430explains
- Commentary on GalatiansWittenberg · 1546explains
- Discussion: Third PartWittenberg · 1546explains
- Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from ItGeneva · 1564explains
- Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the GospelGeneva · 1564explains
- XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvationNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- The great christian doctrine of original sin defendedNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Seventeen Occasional SermonsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- A History of the Work of RedemptionNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- The Wisdom of God Displayed in the Way of SalvationNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
Key passages(20)
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Discussion: Third Part · Martin Luther
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation · Jonathan Edwards
XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation · Jonathan Edwards
XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation · Jonathan Edwards
XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation · Jonathan Edwards
XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation · Jonathan Edwards
XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation · Jonathan Edwards
XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation · Jonathan Edwards
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
The great christian doctrine of original sin defended · Jonathan Edwards
The great christian doctrine of original sin defended · Jonathan Edwards
The great christian doctrine of original sin defended · Jonathan Edwards