Immediate and Antecedent Imputation: Federal Theology Relation Between Guilt and Depravity See Romans 5 |
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Adam’s Federal Headship |
Christ’s Federal Headship |
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Adam’s
First Sin |
This
was a representative act, in which he acted for all his posterity. In Adam’s first sin, “All have
sinned,” not consciously or actually,
but representationally. |
Christ’s Obedience |
Christ,
as the representative of the elect, acted for all of them. In Him, all the elect have fully kept all
the commandments of God, not consciously nor actually, but
representationally. |
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Representative,
Virtual, Guilt |
Because
of Adam’s sin, all his seed contract the guilt resulting from it. |
Christ’s
Justification Virtual
Justification |
Because
of Christ’s obedience, the elect have been counted innocent of all
transgression, and no guilt adheres to them forever. |
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State
of Inherent Depravity |
This
is the judicial consequence of the imputation of guilt |
State
of Inherent righteousness, infused by the Holy Spirit |
This
is the result of the removal of guilt.
Because the elect are counted righteous in the court of heaven, the
Holy Spirit implants in them a new nature, pleasing to God. |
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Actual
Transgressions |
This
is the result of inherent depravity.
An evil tree cannot bring forth good fruit. The flesh brings forth evil fruit. |
Actual
good works, beginning with faith, proceeding to obedience. |
A
good tree brings forth good fruit. God
has before ordained that we should bring forth good fruit, and this fruit is
the result of a new nature, implanted within us by the Holy Spirit, after the
image of Jesus Christ. |
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Conscious,
Personal, Actual
Guilt |
Men
become conscious that their works are contrary to the law of God, bringing
upon them a defiled conscience. |
Conscious
justification and peace with God. |
The
elect become conscious that they are pleasing to God, in conformity to His
law, and the fruit of the work of the Holy Spirit within them. |
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