Decoder Terminal
ORDINANCE OF THE LAW
MISSION PARAMETERS — RIGHTEOUS REQUIREMENT SATISFIED
PROTOCOLSpecs
voice
passive — fulfilled in us, not by us
meaning
righteous requirement, just demand
greek term
dikaiōma tou nomou
dual fulfillment
Christ's obedience imputed, Spirit's work imparted
Intelligence Brief
The Greek 'dikaiōma' means righteous requirement or just demand — what the law legitimately required. The law was not the problem; human inability was. Now the law's requirement is 'fulfilled in us' — not by us keeping it perfectly but by Christ's obedience credited to us and the Spirit producing genuine (if imperfect) obedience in us. The passive voice is crucial: fulfilled 'in us,' not 'by us.' The scarlet thread: Christ fulfilled the law's demands actively (perfect obedience) and passively (bearing its curse). Believers receive both — his righteousness imputed and the Spirit's power imparted.
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