Imputation

In recent years there has been a growing number of respected teachers who are giving up on this doctrine—at least on the way that it has been understood by our Protestant and Reformed forebears. Because this doctrine is so crucial and the growing challenges to it are so sincere (and, at some points, severe), all those who love the Word of God—and especially those whose calling it is to teach it—must be willing to reconsider what God has revealed to us about the way sinners are justified. If Luther, Calvin and Spurgeon are correct, then to misunderstand this doctrine is to contribute to the adulteration of the church.

Tom Ascol presses the reader into a careful reconsideration of a doctrine that stands at the center of the gospel. Rather than treating justification as a secondary or technical matter, the book shows how the imputed righteousness of Christ has historically functioned as a defining mark of Protestant theology. Ascol engages contemporary objections while tracing the biblical and theological foundations that have shaped the church’s understanding of how sinners are made right before God.

The work is written with pastoral concern, aiming not merely to defend a doctrine but to protect the church’s grasp of the gospel itself. It calls readers to clarity, humility, and renewed confidence in the finished work of Christ.

In this book you will find:

• A defense of imputed righteousness
• A biblical case for justification by faith alone
• Engagement with modern objections
• Historical insight from the Reformers
• Clarification of gospel foundations
• Warning against doctrinal drift
• Help in understanding justification clearly
• Encouragement to trust Christ’s righteousness alone