Righteousness without Works Romans 4:6

Paul the apostle told the Jews in Rome,“to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness”, and in chapter four and verse six of Romans, Paul shares about, “the blessedness of the man” with “imputed righteousness” where we read:

Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man,

unto whom God imputes righteousness without works,

The verse begins, “Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man, ...” Paul began with the word, “even as” which means “according and just as” “David” whose name means “beloved” and was “the second king of Israel and ancestor of Jesus Christ” “also describes” which refers to “even and indeed speaks, affirms, maintains, exhorts, commands and directs” “the blessedness” or “the beatification and attribution of good fortune” “of the man” which means “of the human being whether male or female”. The example of “King David” was employed by Paul as an example of “the attribution of good fortune” of the “person” he is about to describe.

The verse goes on to say, “... unto whom God imputes righteousness without works.” Paul continued with the words, “unto whom” which means “toward who” “God” which refers to “the Godhead and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “imputes” which means “reckons, counts, compute, calculate and take into account” “righteousness” or “the state of him who is as he ought to be and the condition acceptable to God” “without works” which refers to “no business, employment and that which any one is occupied”. The person to whom “David” referred as “blessed” was the one “reckoned to be acceptable to God” “without working” at all.

When we consider these words of Paul, we see how he referred to Psalm chapter thirty-two and verses one and two where it reads, “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputes not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.” “Works” do not save a person. Only “faith” in God's Son Jesus Christ who kept God's law perfectly is able to provide “salvation”, and the person who receives “Jesus” is “blessed” and “blessed indeed”.

Next time Paul shares about the “blessed”, “to whom the Lord will not impute sin”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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