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1.1 GOSPEL POWER
1.2 GOSPEL RIGHTEOUSNESS — THE RIGHTEOUSNESS
2.1 What righteousness is:
3.1 RIGHTEOUSNESS =
The merit to meet God’s standard.
3.2 TO BE RIGHTEOUS =
To be conformed to God’s perfect will and to have the standing of being without sin
2.2 Two kinds of righteousness:
3.1 ABSOLUTE (God’s) =
no variation, perfect, 100%
3.2 RELATIVE (Man’s) =
sliding scale, comparative
2.3 The clothing of righteousness
The picture of righteousness in Scripture:
A robe, clothing
3.1 ALL OUR RIGHTEOUSNESSES ARE AS FILTHY RAGS
(Relative righteousness)
3.2 THE COVERING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS THAT IS NEEDED
(Absolute righteousness)
3.3 THE PLACE WHERE RIGHTEOUSNESS IS FOUND
Christ’s qualification:
(Absolute righteousness)
3.4 THE TRANSFER: IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS
(Christ’s absolute righteousness — to our account)
4.1 The process of imputation
Imputed = “charged to the account of”
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
4.2 The illustration:
The refused wedding garment — Matthew 22:1-14
3.5 THE ADORNING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
(The decoration on the garment)
3.6 HOW THE CLOTHING IS PUT ON:
“From faith to faith”
1.3 GOSPEL REVELATION
