Imputation, from Scofield Reference Notes (1917)

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Imputation is the act of God whereby He accounts righteousness to the believer in Christ, who has borne the believer’s sins in vindication of the law.

(See Scofield "Philemon 1:18") .

Philemon 1:18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

Philemon 1:17-18 perfectly illustrate imputation: “Receive him as myself”--reckon to him my merit; “If he hath wronged thee or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account”-- reckon to me his demerit.

Further study (Be like the Bereans! Acts 17:11)

[1] Condemnation, or, the Universal Need of Righteousness (Romans 1:18—3:20), by Allen Ross

[2] Anthropology & Hamartiology: Man and Sin, by Greg Herrick

[3] Abraham: The Faith of Our Father (Romans 3:27-4:25), by Bob Deffinbaugh

[4] What Does it Mean to be Justified? A Brief Exposition of Romans 3.21-26, Part 2, by Daniel B. Wallace

[5] The Person of the Holy Spirit Part 4 The Holy Spirit in Relation to the Person and Work of Christ, by John F. Walvoord

Sermons on imputation (Be like the Bereans! Acts 17:11)

[1] Materials by Douglas James Wilson

• Blessed Is the Man
• A Second Battle of Tours III
  

[2] The Great Exchange, by Jeremy S. McMorris

[3] Philemon, by Michael Borgstede

[4] 051-00759 Charge It to Me, Philemon 1-25, by Gary Stevens

[5] Useful For Christ, by Jonathan D. Sine

[6] A Christian inspite of Everything, by Greg Stuckey

[7] Redemptive relationships, by Gerald Ching

[8] Sin, by Martin R Kefoot

[9] The Vocabulary Of Salvation, by Daniel P. Johnson

[10] The Saving Righteousness of Christ, by Richard W Daniels

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Scripture references

James 2:23

And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

Philemon 1:17-18

17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. 18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

Leviticus 25:50

50 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.


Scofield Reference Notes (1917) index

Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalm, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of, Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation


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