Romans 4:4-7

Romans 4:4-7, “Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.”

The Holy Spirit showed me a truth yesterday from Romans 4:6-7, “Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.” This passage is a quote from Psalms 32:1-2, “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.” Carefully notice that David said that God imputes righteousness to a man "WITHOUT WORKS"!!!

This Scripture passage from Romans 4:6 exposes Peter S. Ruckman (1921-2016), Robert Breaker (who graduated from Ruckman's perverse 'Pensacola Bible institute' in 1998), William P. Grady, Bible Baptist Church in Pensacola, and other militant Ruckmanites who falsely teach that people in the Old Testament were saved by WORKS, as dirty liars. David, who lived under the Mosaic Law, said that God imputes righteousness to a man "WITHOUT WORKS."

Romans 4:6-7, Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

Everybody who was saved in the Old Testament, including under Mosaic Law, was saved by GRACE. They were saved by God's IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS, which is by faith alone, WITHOUT WORKS.

Romans 4:4, “Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.” I love this Bible verse, because it blows the Ruckman cult out of the water! If people were saved by WORKS in the Old Testament (which the wacky Ruckman cult claims; for example: Here is Evangelist William P. Grady teaching utter nonsense), then salvation was by DEBT instead of GRACE. We just read this truth in Romans 4:4, “Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.” Dear reader, God has never owed anybody salvation. Grace has been often expressed as an acronym: God's Riches At Christ's Expense. I like that! Grace is God's unmerited favor, giving us what we don't deserve. Mercy is God not giving us what we do deserve! Salvation has always been, and always will be, solely by God's wondrous grace, which is through faith alone in Jesus Christ (Philippians 3:9).

I love the Bible word imputeth! Romans 4:4-7, “Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.” The same exact Greek word is used for “counted” in verse 5, as us used for “imputeth” in verse 6. They are the SAME word, conveying the SAME meaning! Some people consider “impute” a theological word, but it is also a Bible word. Modalism and soteriology are theological words, which are not found in the Bible, but the word “impute” is found in the Bible. 

The word “impute” is fascinating. It is the Greek word logizomai which means, “to take an inventory.” In plain language it is a legal term that means we all have a criminal record (a rap sheet) in Heaven before we get saved. This is why we read in Revelation 20:12-13, “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.” Every unsaved person has a criminal record of sins recorded in Heaven. By the way, God doesn't rely upon computers which go haywire and malfunction all the time, He uses good old fashioned books!

The popular official city slogan of “Sin City” Las Vegas is: “What HAPPENS in Vegas STAYS in Vegas!” I've got sad news for you friend, what HAPPENS in Vegas is RECORDED in Heaven!!! I just quoted Revelation 20:12-13 to you. All of your sins are recorded in Heaven and WILL be used against you at the Great White Throne of Judgment if you die in your sins without Jesus Christ as your personal Savior (John 8:24).

Contrariwise, for the redeemed child of God, our sins have been cast to the bottom of the sea (which is over 37,000 feet deep). Micah 7:19, “He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.” Amen and amen! That is so encouraging and beautiful. If you are a born again Christian, your rap sheet is GONE! Your criminal record doesn't exist anymore! Your sins are gone, gone, gone!!! 1st John 1:7, “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”

When someone trusts Christ as Savior, God credits all of the sins listed on their inventory in Heaven to Christ's record instead; and God takes all of Jesus' righteous attributes and credits them to you. This all happens by faith alone in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Your sins are counted to Christ, and His righteousness is counted to you. This has been called by some as, 'The Great Transfer.' I like that! If you have been born again, God will not impute (count) your sins against you. Your sins were counted to Christ on Calvary's brutal cross. Jesus' perfect righteousness is counted to you by faith. Instead of seeing your sins, God the Father sees Jesus' goodness. That is beautiful! Thank you Lord!

The Bible says that our sins as Christians have been separated from us, as far as the east is from the west. I love that! You can travel east forever, and you will never find west (and vice versa). But you can only travel to the North Pole and then you'll be headed south again (and vice versa). Psalms 103:12, “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” God deliberately said “east and west,” instead of “north and south,” knowing that east and west never meet.

I purchased Evangelist Ray Comfort's 'THE EVIDENCE BIBLE' several years ago. I read through it carefully, examining Ray's corrupt theology (he teaches the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation). To no surprise, Ray didn't comment about Romans 4:1-7. It would normally be shocking that any Bible preacher would avoid such an important doctrinal passage, but I wasn't surprised since I know that Ray Comfort is an unsaved false prophet who wrests the Scripture to his own destruction (2nd Peter 3:16-17).

Part of the problem is that Ray based his Bible commentary on 'The Amplified Bible' (AMP), which completely removes the word “impute.” This is just another of thousands of good reasons why I absolutely hate and reject ALL modern English Bible revisions! Only the inspired King James Bible is trustworthy! Beware of the Devil's corrupt Bibles!!! So it doesn't surprise me that Ray Comfort completely ignores Romans 4:4-7, since The Amplified Bible has removed the great doctrine of IMPUTATION. False prophets have crept into churches, religious Bible bookstores and Bible seminaries everywhere today. Matthew 7:15, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”