So how would God then be able to applying saving grace towards us without Jesus death in our place?
The
imputation of Christ's active obedience has nothing to do with the death of Christ... that is the Passive Obedience of Christ vs. the Active Obedience of Christ.
Passive Obedience was Christ's vicarious, substitutionary atonement unto God to pay the penalty for sin; propitiation, redemption/ransom/, reconciliation, and sacrifice.
Active Obedience was Christ's keeping of the law perfectly, which showed He was without sin and thus was raised from the dead for our justification.
In Christ's passive obedience, the penalty for sin was
imputed to Him (2Cor 5:21; Rom 5:12-18; Gal 2:20), but His active obedience (righteousness) is
imputed to the believing elect.
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