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Sin, Salvation, & Service: The Threefold Truth Of Romans (15)

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The Truth About Christ's Righteousness

The medieval church said we were accumulating merits, particularly condimeric, but even congruent merit. That is, although my conscience accuses me that I have grievously sinned against all the commandments of God and have never kept any of them - yet God still loves me. So that's how we understand Paul here in Romans 4. It's what's outside of us that justifies us. Even the Romanists have to admit that Christ's righteousness is real. And they do, of course. They think it's in a treasury and you draw from it and you're infused with it.

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