Imputation
From Theopedia
Imputation is "a transfer of benefit or harm from one individual to another. In theology imputation may be used negatively to refer to the transfer of the sin and guilt of Adam to the rest of humankind. Positively, imputation refers to the righteousness of Christ being transfered to those who believe on him for salvation." -Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms
Definition: Imputation "is used to designate any action or word or thing as reckoned to a person. Thus in doctrinal language (1) the sin of Adam is imputed to all his descendants, i.e., it is reckoned as theirs, and they are dealt with therefore as guilty; (2) the righteousness of Christ is imputed to them that believe in him, or so attributed to them as to be considered their own; and (3) our sins are imputed to Christ, i.e., he assumed our 'law-place,' undertook to answer the demands of justice for our sins. In all these cases the nature of imputation is the same (Rom. 5:12-19; comp. Philemon 1:18, 19)." - Easton Bible Dictionary
To impute means to credit or reckon or count something to one's account. It is distinct from impartation and infusion. The Greek verb for imputation, logizomai ([Strong's ]) is used more than 40 times in the New Testament, ten times in Romans chapter 4—sometimes called the imputation chapter. In the King James, logizomai is translated 'counted' in Rom 4:3, 5 'reckoned' in Rom 4:4, 10, and 'imputed' in Rom 4:6, 8, 11, 22, 23, 24.
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Favorable
- Imputation: The Sinner’s Only Hope, by Thomas K. Ascol
- Imputation, by Warren Doud
- Imputation (Monergism)
- What is Imputation? (Part 1) (Part 2), by W. E. Best
