DDD: Credited: Infinite Righteousness Assigned by Faith Alone

Pastor Brian Noble conducts a word study of “credited” in Romans 4, explaining that Abraham believed God and “it was credited to him as righteousness.” This crediting is not just removing debt, but adding the infinite positive value of Christ’s righteousness to the believer’s account—apart from works or ritual, but solely by faith. The transfer is irreversible, unconditional, and available to both Jews and Gentiles, as demonstrated by Abraham before circumcision and the law. The application: believers can “spend” their credit of righteousness on works that glorify God and transform the public square, living bold, generous lives in response to God’s amazing grace.