Correctamundo, Clete, as you, I, countless other members of the boc have been expounding on, for years, to Pate, and others that have "ears to hear.".
The vicarious law keeping thread(S)...
http://theologyonline.com/showthread.php?117786-The-Two-Natures-of-the-Christian/page5
http://theologyonline.com/showthrea...utes-the-Calvinist-Doctrine-of-Predestination
Again...
Made up. No scripture assert that He fulfilled the law in our name and on our behalf. I had this discussion with Calvinist Naggy the barbiturate/downer. You talk like her-she talks like you.
To wit...
“Anyone who believes and trusts in the righteous works of Jesus Christ, rather than in their own works to find forgiveness from God, is elect….The elect are predestined to share in the glory of Christ, because He deserves to receive all the divine promises of the Kingdom.Jesus Christ merited our part in His kingdom, by assuming flesh and coming into the world as our Mediator. He fulfilled all righteousness on our behalf, and substitutionally suffered our deserved sentence of death in our stead. Even the elect were by nature, the same as the children of wrath, prior to being regenerated and gifted with grace to believe. Ephesians 2:3-10”-Nag
"He fulfilled all righteousness on our behalf"-Nag
This is perverting the gospel of Christ, as that is "vicarious lawkeeping," and no scripture says that.
The members of the boc's righteousness starts with the death of the Lord Jesus Christ, as the risen, ascended, glorified, and seated Lord Jesus Christ is the individual member's righteousness, as we are "in Christ," united with Him, as He has become our righteousness(1 Cor. 1:30 KJV), not the Lord Jesus Christ fulfilling the law in our place, i.e., "vicarious law keeping." The member of the boc has NADA to with the law-there is no connection.
"Anyone who believes and trusts in the righteous works of Jesus Christ, rather than in their own works to find forgiveness from God, is elect."-Nag
"But now
the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;" Romans 3:21 KJV
Repeating, as you learn, through repetition:
The members of the boc's righteousness starts with the death of the Lord Jesus Christ, as the risen, ascended, glorified, and seated Lord Jesus Christ is the individual member's righteousness, as we are "in Christ," united with Him, as He has become our righteousness(1 Cor. 1:30 KJV), not the Lord Jesus Christ fulfilling the law in our place, i.e., "vicarious law keeping." The member of the boc has NADA to with the law-there is no connection.
"ye also are
become dead to the law by the body of Christ;" Rom. 7:4 KJV
Romans 7:1-7 KJV....
"Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? "
The law has power, jurisdiction, over a man/woman, only as long as they are alive.
Light bulb?
"For
ye are dead,.." Col. 3:3 KJV
A dead man is not subject to any civil, local, or "religious"(used generically here) law. Thus, the member of the boc, who is reckoned dead, is not subject to the law, because he/she is considered dead, risen, seated with the Lord Jesus Christ. The law has lost its authority, to bring either condemnation, or righteousness,through the "vicarious obedience/law keeping" of the Lord Jesus Christ. And therefore, Paul asserts Romans 10:4 KJV.
Had the Lord Jesus Christ only kept the law, we would all be "Krispy Kritters." Anyone who kept the law, it would have been the righteousness of the law, not the righteousness of God(memorize that), which has NADA to do with obeying the law.
His Holy character was essential to His nature, as well as proving that
He was qualified to become our "lamb ...without blemish"(Ex. 12:5 KJV), attested to by Peter(1 Peter 1:19 KJV). But for what purpose? For sacrifice. But His holiness was not vicarious, or "credited" to us in some way. The good news is not that He lived our obedience for us, but that "Christ...died for our sins...was buried...he rose again the third day...was raised again for our justification."(1 Cor. 15:1-4 KJV, Rom. 4:25 KJV).
"Anyone who believes and trusts in the righteous works of Jesus Christ, rather than in their own works to find forgiveness from God, is elect"-Nag
No, He is our righteousness.
1 Corinthians 1 KJV
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is
made unto us wisdom, and
righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
“Jesus Christ revealed His sinlessness in an assumed body of flesh, under the Law.He accomplished legal righteousness for us, because no sinner can keep the holy laws of God. Only the Son of God, come as the Son of Man, could achieve such righteousness. He did for us, what we never could have done for ourselves.The Law is not bad. The Law is holy and righteous.The only thing bad about the Law, is we can't keep it. But Jesus Christ did and His faithfulness, including His suffering the wrath of God and dying our sentence of death in our stead, allowed His righteousness to be imputed to us. His resurrection is our guarantee of everlasting life, for now we live in Him, and are no longer under obligation to the Law for self-righteousness.You really would benefit from some study of Christ's Office of Mediator.”-Nag
"He accomplished legal righteousness for us, "-Naggie
Yes, righteousness is imputed to us, but no on ....
"He accomplished legal righteousness for us, because no sinner can keep the holy laws of God.."-Nag
...as it has NADA to do with the Saviour keeping the holy laws of God on our behalf. That is "vicarious lawkeeping," and perverts the gospel of Christ. Him keeping the holy law of God qualified Him to be the "lamb without blemish," to be the
propitiation(satisfactory sacrifice).