Tim Keller on Justification
Forensic — righteousness imputed, not infused
THE POSITION
Forensic imputation, and characteristically pressed as the answer to both moralism and irreligion — the elder-brother and younger-brother problem in Luke 15.
WHY THERE IS NO QUOTATIONNo quotations. The published work is in copyright, so these positions are paraphrased rather than reproduced.
5 However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
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ABOUT THIS FIGURE
Founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian, New York. Known for apologetics addressed to urban skeptics and for a notably winsome register.
Cite this page
"Tim Keller on Justification", Examined Doctrine, July 2026 edition, https://examineddoctrine.com/position/keller/justification (archived at https://examineddoctrine.com/editions/2026-07/position/keller/justification).