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Imputation Attested in the Early, Medieval, and even Counter-Reformation Era
Pastor David King was of great help in providing the following example of an early church Father, a medieval Father, a Doctor of the Church (according to Rome), and a cardinal of the Roman church, all affirming imputation in some form or other. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153): The fragrance of your wisdom comes to us…
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Imputation of the Active Obedience of Christ and John Calvin
There is not any doubt that Calvin taught that we are justified by the imputed righteousness of Christ (see Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3, Chapter 13, and Book 4, Chapter 14). Moreover, in general it seems that most Reformed historians conclude with Francis Turretin that Calvin taught that specifically the active obedience of…
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The Real Turretin on: Imputation
Turrettin (Theol. Elench. Quaest. IX., p. 678) says, “Imputation is either of something foreign to us, or of something properly our own. Sometimes that is imputed to us which is personally ours; in which sense God imputes to sinners their transgressions. Some times that is imputed which is without us, and not performed by ourselves;…
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Misconceptions about Roman Catholicism: Works Salvation
This post is intended to be part of series on misconceptions about Roman Catholicism. In this post, we address the issue of works salvation. Roman Catholicism, according to the Reformation, teaches works salvation. What we do not mean: 1) We do not mean that Roman Catholicism teaches that man unassisted by grace merits salvation.2) We…
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The real Turretin on: Imputation vs. Infusion
Turretin, on the topic of whether Justification is by imputation or infusion writes: “Unde colligitur vocem hanc esse forensem quae non est intelligenda physice de infusione justitiae sed judicialiter et relative de gratuita acceptione in judicio dei.” Turretin’s Works, Edinburgh edit., vol. ii., p. 570. Which, being interpreted is: “Whence it may be inferred that…
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The Real Turretin on: Imputation
Over at Beholding the Beauty we find a brief quotation from Turretin on imputation of Christ’s Active Obedience to us, believers (link), sandwiched between Ussher and Wollebius. Oh well. Good stuff. To God be the Glory!