Imputed Righteousness

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Greetings in Jesus Name,

On 15 Sep 1998 Bro. Timothy Litteral <brotim@gte.net> 
wrote on Imputed Righteousness.

Mike wrote:
>Could you (Tim) please explain what actions you
>believe are "actions of salvation" that impute
>righteousness on us?

Tim replied:
>Repentance, Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ and
>the infilling of the Holy Ghost with the initail
>sign of tongues.  Then live a holy life before the
>world as a testimony.  Take communion in 
>rememberance of the body and blood of the Lord....

>Do these things and then you ARE righteous. These 
>deeds are imputed to you FOR righteousness. Do them 
>and it is the same as if you had not sinned.
>That is the WHOLE message of the Bible. ALL must do 
>these because WITHOUT them NONE is righteous.  ;->  

>WITH them you ARE righteous. It never is and never 
>was the righteousness of Jesus imputed TOO you, but 
>your becoming righteous because of your faith which 
>you then prove by you deeds.

Floyd replies:
Bro. Tim, these remarks are not about you. I am not a good
writer because I have trouble hooking my brain to my fingers
when I type. If I offend you, it is through ignorance and not 
intent. 

While I will NOT attack the messenger I will attack the above
stated message. Is it important what Floyd thinks? Not really,
except to Floyd. It is important that we all understand what
righteousness is, who it comes from and especially HOW we 
become righteous. 

Bro. Tim stated:
>It never is and never was the righteousness of Jesus
>imputed TOO you, but your becoming righteous because
>of your faith which you then prove by you deeds.

Floyd replies:
If Jesus doesn't impute Righteousness to you, and it is your 
deeds that procure it then it is self Righteousness. And we 
all know about the "filthy rags".

The Lord God said in Ezekiel 36:26-27
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I 
put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of 
your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk
in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
(KJV)

We don't have righteousness until the Lord gives us a new heart 
of flesh and puts His Spirit in us. Then we are Holy and can walk
in His statutes.

I love you Bro. Tim.

Christian love,
Floyd E. Avery
mailto:feavery@prysm.net

So I'll worship only at the feet of Jesus. His cup alone-my Holy Grail.
There'll be no other gods before Him. Just Jesus only will never fail.