It Shall Be Imputed Romans 4:24

Paul the apostle told the Jews in Rome how Abraham “staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform”, and he continued, “now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him.” In chapter four and verse twenty-four of Romans, Paul shared how, “it shall be imputed, if we believe on him” where we read:

But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed,

if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

The verse begins, “ But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, ...” Paul began with the word, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “for us” or “on account of, for this reason and therefore to Paul, his companions and the Roman believers” “also” which means “even so and indeed”, “to whom” or “toward these who believe in God's promise” “it shall be imputed” which means “the righteousness of God will be reckoned, counted, computed and calculated”. Paul shared how he, his companions and his readers would also be “reckoned and accounted of” as “righteous” if they “believe” the promise of God.

The verse goes on to say, “... if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;” Paul added the words, “if we believe” which means “whether, Paul, his companions and readers” “on him” or “on God Almighty” “that raised up” which means “who aroused, awoke, and recalled the dead to life again” “Jesus” whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate” “our Lord” which means “Paul, his companions and believing reader's one to whom a person or thing belongs about which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the Messiah” “from the dead” or “out of and away from being lifeless, deceased, without life and inanimate”. Paul shared how “believing that God raised Jesus from the dead” is the condition for people to have “righteousness” “reckoned and accounted unto them.

When we consider these words of Paul, we see how anyone who “believes God raised Jesus from the dead” is included in the group to whom God “imputes righteousness”. Believing that Jesus died for our sins and rose from the grave three days later is all that is required to receive God's “righteousness”. This makes it accessible to everyone, and those who are wise shall “believe” and be saved.

Next time Paul tells the people in Rome how, “was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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