Definition and Etymology:
The term "imputing" in a biblical context refers to the act of attributing or ascribing righteousness, sin, or guilt to someone. The word is derived from the Latin "imputare," which means "to reckon" or "to charge to one's account." In the original Greek of the New Testament, the word often translated as "impute" is "logizomai," meaning "to reckon" or "to consider."

Biblical Context and Usage:
Imputing is a theological concept that plays a significant role in the doctrines of sin and salvation. It is primarily discussed in the context of the righteousness of Christ being credited to believers and the sin of humanity being attributed to Christ.

1. Imputation of Sin:
The concept of imputing sin is first seen in the account of Adam's transgression. Romans 5:12-19 discusses how sin entered the world through one man, Adam, and death through sin, thus death spread to all men because all sinned. This passage highlights the idea that Adam's sin is imputed to all humanity, resulting in a fallen nature and separation from God.

2. Imputation of Righteousness:
The imputation of righteousness is a cornerstone of Christian soteriology. It is the belief that the righteousness of Jesus Christ is credited to believers, making them justified before God. Romans 4:3 states, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." This verse is pivotal in understanding how faith, rather than works, is the basis for righteousness being imputed to believers.

3. Imputation in the Work of Christ:
The doctrine of imputation is central to the understanding of Christ's atoning work on the cross. 2 Corinthians 5:21 declares, "God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God." Here, the sin of humanity is imputed to Christ, who bears the penalty, while His righteousness is imputed to believers.

4. Faith and Imputation:
Faith is the means by which imputation is applied to the believer. Romans 4:5 explains, "However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness." This underscores the principle that it is not through human effort but through faith in Christ that righteousness is imputed.

Theological Implications:
The doctrine of imputation is foundational to the understanding of justification by faith. It emphasizes the grace of God in salvation, as believers receive righteousness not through their own merit but through the merit of Christ. This concept assures believers of their standing before God, as their sins are not counted against them, and they are clothed in the righteousness of Christ.

Related Concepts:
· Justification: The act of God declaring a sinner righteous on the basis of Christ's righteousness.
· Atonement: The reconciliation between God and humanity accomplished through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ.
· Original Sin: The doctrine that humanity inherits a sinful nature due to Adam's transgression.

Key Scriptures:
· Romans 4:3, 4:5, 5:12-19
· 2 Corinthians 5:21
· Genesis 15:6

The concept of imputing is integral to understanding the biblical narrative of redemption and the transformative power of faith in the life of a believer.(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impute.

Its Basis
... Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin." Here we are shown the
inseparability of the two things: God imputing "righteousness" and God not ...
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The Godly are in Some Sense Already Blessed
... Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity' (Psalm 32:2). God's
not imputing iniquity, signifies God's making of sin not to be. ...
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Its Instrument
... "God justifieth, not by imputing faith itself, the act of believing, but by imputing
the obedience and satisfaction of Christ" (Westminster Catechism). ...
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The Lord Our Righteousness
... P.55) "In consideration of this, " that the Son of God hath tasted death for every
man,' God hath now reconciled the world unto himself, not imputing to them ...
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The Righteousness of Christ, an Everlasting Righteousness
... Now, I verily believe, had you and I been there present, however some people may
object against God's severity, in imputing Adam's sin to us; yet I believe, if ...
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"That the Righteousness of the Law Might be Fulfilled in Us. "
... to be reconciled unto God,"to lay down all hostile affections, and come to him,
because God is in Christ reconciling the world, and not imputing their sins ...
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Its Nature
... Justification, strictly speaking, consists in God's imputing to His elect the
righteousness of Christ, that alone being the meritorious cause or formal ground ...
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Possibly Thy Inquiry is Satisfied by this My Brief Reply. ...
... [2715] Of which in the first book "On the City of God," I have methinks enough spoken,
to break the teeth in their mouths who, in imputing to Christian times ...
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Knox in St. Andrews Castle: the Galleys: 1547-1549
... With his unfortunate love of imputing personal motives, he attributes the attacks
by the rulers on the murderers mainly to the revengeful nature of Mary of ...
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1St Day of Month. Pardoning Grace.
... He utters the best tidings a lost soul or a lost world can hear: "God is in Christ
reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing unto men their trespasses ...
/.../macduff/the faithful promiser/1st day of month pardoning.htm

Imputing (2 Occurrences)
...Imputing (2 Occurrences). ... (KJV WBS). Habakkuk 1:11 Then shall his mind change, and
he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god. ...
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Offend (24 Occurrences)
... their guilt"; 13:1, "He offended in Baal," the Revised Version margin "became guilty";
Habakkuk 1:11, "He shall pass over, and offend, (imputing) this his ...
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Offence (27 Occurrences)
... their guilt"; 13:1, "He offended in Baal," the Revised Version margin "became guilty";
Habakkuk 1:11, "He shall pass over, and offend, (imputing) this his ...
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Justification (6 Occurrences)
... It proceeds on the imputing or crediting to the believer by God himself of the perfect
righteousness, active and passive, of his Representative and Surety ...
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Wit (28 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 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 ...
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Imrah (1 Occurrence)

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Imputeth (3 Occurrences)

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Imputation
... Philemon 1:18, 19). Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) The act of imputing or charging;
attribution; ascription; also, anything imputed or charged. ...
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Anthropomorphism
... Religion, as we have just shown, must remain anthropomorphic in the sense that we
cannot get rid of imputing to the universe the forms of our own mind or life ...
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