2 Cor. 10:1-11, Spiritual Truth is REALITY (2)

·       Rm 4:3-6: Abraham believed, counted as righteous; he that works for salvation a debt is counted for him rather than grace; he that believes & works not it is counted for righteous; he to whom God imputes righteousness is blessed. (The accounting idea is obvious, but still the issue is reality of what is spiritual. This quotes Gen. 15:6 where the Heb. term is hasab, defined as to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count.  In 1 Ki. 10:21, 2 Ki. 22:7 and elsewhere it has the “accounting” sense.  The doctrine of imputation is a correct way of thinking, contrary to N. T. (Tom) Wright’s ‘future justification.’)

·       Rm 4:8-11: he to whom God does not impute sin is blessed; faith reckoned to Abraham for righteousness; When? it was reckoned when he was uncircumcised; he is father of all who believe so righteousness can be imputed to them also.

·       Rm 4:22-24: Abraham believed God would fulfill promise so it was imputed for righteousness; it is written in OT about this being imputed to Abraham; written for us to whom it will be imputed if we believe.

·       Rm 6:11: reckon selves dead to sin, alive to God thru Christ.

·       Rm 8:18: I reckon the suffering of this present time is not worthy to be compared to future glory

·       Rm 8:36: we are accounted as sheep for slaughter.

·       Rm 9:8: children of promise are accounted as the seed.

·       Rm 14:14: he that esteems something unclean, to him it is unclean.

·       1Co 4:1: let men account of us: we are ministers & stewards.

·       1 Co 13:5: love doesn't "think" evil (attribute false spiritual realities)

·       1Co 13:16: when a child I thought as a child.

·       2Cor 3:5: don't think of us as sufficient of ourselves

·       2 Cor 5:19: in Christ God was reconciling world, not imputing their sin

·       2Co 10:2ab,7,11: Paul's confidence which he thought to be bold; some thought Paul walked acc to flesh.; let a man relying on himself think again; let them think that Paul's words will be deeds when he comes.

·       2Co 11:5: Paul supposes he is not a whit behind chiefest apostles.

·       2Co 12:6: Paul held back lest men think of him wrongly.

·       Gal 3:6: Abraham believed God, it was accounted as righteous.

·       Phil 3:13: Paul counts not himself to have apprehended.

·       Phil 4:8: we are to think on good, profitable things.

·       2Tm 4:16: Paul prays men who forsook him won't have it laid to their charge

·       Hb 11:19: Abraham & Sarah considered God to be able to give them Isaac.

·       1Pt 5:12: Peter considers Silvanus a faithful brother.

This is such an important study.  Don’t leave it too soon.  Meditate on these things!