Term
impute
To think of something as belonging to someone, thereby causing it to belong to them, such as God attributing Christ's righteousness to believers.
Filed underSoteriology
Definition
To think of as belonging to someone, and therefore to cause it to belong to that person. God imputes our sin to Christ and Christ's righteousness to us.
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- JustificationTerm
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 24B.2Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 24B.2.
Last revised August 14, 2026