Theological Term of the Week
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 9:32PM
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active obedience of Christ
Jesus Christ’s perfect obedience to the whole law of God, which is credited to believers as grounds for their justification. Also called preceptive obedience. (See passive obedience of Christ.)

Learn more:

  1. R. C. Sproul: Jesus Not Only Died for Us, He Lived for Us
  2. Brian Schwertley: A Defense of the “Active Obedience” of Jesus Christ in the Justification of Sinners (pdf).
  3. Wayne Grudem: The Active Obedience of Christ
  4. John Samson: The Active Obedience of Christ - No Hope Without It!
  5. J. Gresham Machen: The Active Obedience of Christ
  6. Loraine Boettner: The Active and Passive Obedience of Christ
  7. Curt Daniel: The Active and Passive Obedience of Christ (mp3)

Previously at this blog:

Related terms:

  1. passive obedience of Christ
  2. justification
  3. imputation

Filed under Christ’s Nature and His Work

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