Wannabee
Obi Wan Kenobi
Let me try to answer your question with a question.
I would propose that "works" and "doing the Father's will" are synonymous. Isn't doing the Father's will synonymous with fulfilling all righteousness? Isn't fulfilling all righteousness synonymous with fulfilling the law and prophets? If Christ came to do the Father's will then is that work one and the same as righteousness? If Christ's works fulfill all righteousness then how can they be one and the same? The same is with obedience. Obedience is an expression or good and necessary outpouring of righteousness. Obedience fulfills righteousness. There is an experiential nature to it. But they cannot be one and the same. I perceive that this is why God does not say that "works" are imputed, but rather that righteousness is. In other words, if I'm even understanding my own thoughts correctly, I perceive imputation as encompassing what Christ has accomplished through His vicarious work on our behalf, but not encompassing what He actually did. Does that make better sense?
I would propose that "works" and "doing the Father's will" are synonymous. Isn't doing the Father's will synonymous with fulfilling all righteousness? Isn't fulfilling all righteousness synonymous with fulfilling the law and prophets? If Christ came to do the Father's will then is that work one and the same as righteousness? If Christ's works fulfill all righteousness then how can they be one and the same? The same is with obedience. Obedience is an expression or good and necessary outpouring of righteousness. Obedience fulfills righteousness. There is an experiential nature to it. But they cannot be one and the same. I perceive that this is why God does not say that "works" are imputed, but rather that righteousness is. In other words, if I'm even understanding my own thoughts correctly, I perceive imputation as encompassing what Christ has accomplished through His vicarious work on our behalf, but not encompassing what He actually did. Does that make better sense?