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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Imputation. Imputation. is used to designate any action or word or thing as reckoned to a person. Thus in doctrinal language (1) the sin of Adam is imputed to all his descendants, i.e., it is reckoned as theirs, and they are dealt with therefore as guilty; (2) the righteousness of Christ is imputed to them that ...
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Imputation
Because, however, of its "forensic" or "judicial" meaning,...
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Imputation
IMPUTE, IMPUTATION. The word “impute,” the most important theological meaning of the Heb. verb חָשַׁב, H3108, and the Gr. verb λογίζομαι, G3357, signifies setting to one’s account, or reckoning something to a person. The words are given the latter sense in the RSV. It is said in Genesis 15:6 that God reckoned ...
- Basic Definitions
- The Old Testament
- Conclusion
Linguistic Meanings
The Hebrew verb ḥāšab and the Greek verb logizomaiboth have the basic meaning of “thinking” and “considering.” They denote mental activities, but they are verbs nonetheless. Sometimes in this study, however, we look at the conceptbehind the verbs even though they do not appear in a passage of Scripture. Another basic definition of the verbs is seen in a business context: credit, reckon, or calculate. However, the main uses are when people think or consider. We will discover the two basic mean...
Theological Meanings
The OT and NT put theological meanings to the verbs. Reformed Theologian Charles Hodge writes about imputation: In the juridical and theological sense of the word, to impute is to attribute anything to a person or persons, upon adequate grounds, as the judicial or meritorious reason of reward or punishment, i.e., of the bestowment of good or the infliction of evil. … To impute is to reckon to, or to lay to one’s account. So far as the meaning of the word is concerned, it makes no difference w...
The NT is rooted in the OT and grows organically out of it. However, the New Covenant often redefines or recasts the concepts, so we must be judicious in how we use the OT.
Imputation is an important doctrine in the Bible. By it God considers or regards something physical – humans, animals, grain and so on – as having a different or new status. For example, God thinks of animals as carrying the sins of people, and therefore they do – by imputation. God considers Christ as carrying our sins, and therefore he does – by ...
2. (n.) Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation. 3. (n.) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ. 4.
The imputation of righteousness lies at the heart of the biblical doctrine of salvation. This righteousness is seen in Christ who purchased redemption. God grants righteousness to those who have faith in Christ (Romans 1:17; Romans 3:21-26; Romans 10:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9 ). This righteousness imputed or reckoned to believers ...
Incaution explaination from Webster's Dictionary. (n.) Want of caution. ... A timeless resource no serious scholar should be without. With more than 75,000 entries, if it is a word used in the Bible, you are sure to find it defined here.
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Imputation. is used to designate any action or word or thing as reckoned to a person. Thus in doctrinal language (1) the sin of Adam is imputed to all his descendants, i.e., it is reckoned as theirs, and they are dealt with therefore as guilty; (2) the righteousness of Christ is imputed to them that believe in him, or so attributed to them as ...
