Imputed righteousness, in Methodist theology, is that gracious gift of God given at the moment of the new birth which enables a Christian disciple to strive for holiness and sanctification. John Wesley believed that imparted righteouness worked in tandem with imputed righteousness. Imputed righteousness is the righteousness of Jesus credited to the Christian, enabling the Christian to be justified; imparted righteousness is what God does in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit after justification, working in the Christian to enable and empower the process of sanctification (and, in Wesleyan thought, Christian perfection). The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Theology is literally reasonable discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Divine grace is a Christian term for gifts granted to humanity by God, that God is under no need or obligation to grant. ... Born again is a term used originally and mainly in Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. ... The term Christian means belonging to Christ and is derived from the Greek noun Χριστός Khristós which means anointed one, which is itself a translation of the Hebrew word Moshiach (Hebrew: משיח, also written Messiah), (and in Arabic it is pronounced Maseeh مسيح). ... DISCiPLE, Miles Gordon Technologys first product, was a floppy disk interface for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer. ... Holiness means the state of being holy, that is, set apart for the worship or service of God or gods. ... Sanctification means literally to make holy or sacred (compare Latin sanctus holy). The concept of sanctification is widespread among religions, but is perhaps especially common among the various branches of the Christian religion. ... John Wesley was an 18th century preacher and the founder of the Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity. ... Righteousness is an important concept in the theology of Judaism and Christianity. ... Jesus, also known as Jesus Christ*, Jesus of Nazareth, and Jesus the Nazarene, is the central figure in Christianity. ... In Christian theology, justification is Gods declaration that a sinner is no longer condemned but is now made righteous before Him by His grace, received through the faith given to the person by God, for Christs sake, because of his life, death, and resurrection ( esp. ... The Holy Spirit, or the Holy Ghost, is the name used in the Bible referring to the processed Triune God. ... Christian Perfection is the belief that, after conversion but before death, a Christians soul may be cleansed from all stain of sin. ...

Scriptural support

• Jeremiah 31:33-34 "But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”" (ESV)
• 2 Corinthians 3:18 "And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit." (ESV)

English Standard Version The English Standard Version (ESV) is an English translation of the Holy Bible, published in the United States by Crossway Books, and in the United Kingdom by Harper-Collins UK. The first edition was completed in 2001. ... English Standard Version The English Standard Version (ESV) is an English translation of the Holy Bible, published in the United States by Crossway Books, and in the United Kingdom by Harper-Collins UK. The first edition was completed in 2001. ...

John Wesley

• Sermon #4: "Scriptural Christianity" (http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/wesley/sermons/serm-004.stm)
• Sermon #14: "The Repentance of Believers" (http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/wesley/sermons/serm-014.stm)
• Sermon #17: "The Circumcision of the Heart" (http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/wesley/sermons/serm-017.stm)
• Sermon #20: "The Lord Our Righteousness" (http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/wesley/sermons/serm-020.stm)
• Sermon #45: "The New Birth" (http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/wesley/sermons/serm-045.stm)

Hymnody & other sources

See also:

• Righteousness

Righteousness is an important concept in the theology of Judaism and Christianity. ...

External links

• John Wesley's Doctrine of Justification (http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyan_theology/theojrnl/16-20/18-14.htm) by Charles Brockwell...includes a concise discussion of imparted righteousness
• Encountering God by Andrew Purves and Charles Partee, Chapter 9: "The Struggle for Saintliness" (ISBN 0664222420)...opposed to the idea of imparted righteousness