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What is the significance of Jesus' perfect obedience being imputed to believers?
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His perfect obedience is credited to believers' accounts as necessary for salvation, ensuring their righteous standing before God.
What is the true context of Matthew 5:48 according to the biblical refutation?
Jesus calls for completeness in love, indicating that love should be all-encompassing like God's, not a call for moral perfection.
Why is it important to understand the doctrine of AOOC?
Misunderstanding could lead to belief in a false gospel, and a deep understanding is needed to communicate it accurately to others.
Why is the AOOC considered essential to the faith alone gospel?
Justification by faith alone requires both the forgiveness achieved through Jesus' passive obedience (sacrificial death) and the righteousness achieved through his active obedience (life of perfect law-keeping).
Is there any scriptural basis for the Covenant of Works?
No. There is no explicit or implicit scriptural evidence supporting the existence of a Covenant of Works.
How do proponents of the AOOC interpret Luke 10:25-28?
They use it to justify the view that heaven requires perfect obedience, which they believe is achievable only through Jesus' imputed righteousness.
Were Adam and Eve created morally neutral according to Genesis 1:31?
No, Adam and Eve were created morally righteous, not neutral.
What does Genesis 2:17 argue against in terms of the Covenant of Works?
If a covenant of works was true, Christians wouldn't die, which contradicts the understanding of sin and death.
What is meant by the Active Obedience of Christ (AOOC)?
Jesus lived in perfect obedience to God's will and law to not only qualify as a sacrifice for our sins, but also to credit his perfect obedience to our moral account before God.
Why is it necessary to refute the doctrine of the Active Obedience of Christ?
Refuting AOOC helps expose the fallacies of the faith alone gospel and supports the true gospel teachings.
What heretical idea aligns with the concept of humans created in a state of neutrality?
Pelagianism, which suggests humans were created morally neutral and need Christ's righteousness imputed for salvation.
How do believers move from sin to righteousness upon acceptance?
Believers are immediately transformed from a state of sin to righteousness upon acceptance, without passing through an intermediary state of neutrality.
What is the context of Jesus' discussion in Luke 10:25-28?
Jesus speaks to a Jewish lawyer already in covenant with God about maintaining his covenant status rather than earning salvation through perfect obedience.
Name some modern proponents of the Active Obedience of Christ doctrine.
Wayne Grudem, John MacArthur, RC Sproul, Phil Johnson, R Scott Clark, Pat Abendroth.
How does the Active Obedience of Christ differ from the Passive Obedience of Christ?
Active obedience pertains to Jesus' life of perfect law-keeping, while passive obedience relates to his sacrificial death.
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