Doctrine of Imputation

Rom. 4:6

 

Rom. 4:6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

 

Rom. 4:8 Blessed [is] the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

 

Rom. 4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [he had yet] being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

 

Rom. 4:22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

 

Rom. 4:23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

 

Rom. 4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

 

Rom. 5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

 

2 Cor. 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

 

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.

 

3049 logizomai {log-id'-zom-ahee}

 

middle voice from 3056; TDNT - 4:284,536; vb

 

AV  - think (9)

    - impute (8)

    - reckon (6)

    - count (5)

    - account (4)

    - suppose (2)

    - reason (1)

    - number (1)

    - misc (5) [41]

1) to reckon, count, compute, calculate, count over

  1a) to take into account, to make an account of; metaph. to pass to one's account, to impute, a thing is reckoned as or to be something, i.e. as availing for or equivalent to something, as having the like force and weight

  1b) to number among, reckon with

  1c) to reckon or account

2) to reckon inward, count up or weigh the reasons, to deliberate

3) by reckoning up all the reasons, to gather or infer

  3a) to consider, take into account, weigh, meditate on

  3b) to suppose, deem, judge

  3c) to determine, purpose, decide

 

  This word deals with reality. If I "logizomai" or reckon that my bank book has $25 in it, it has $25 in it. Otherwise I am deceiving myself. This word refers to facts not suppositions.

 

I Peter 2:24 - Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."