Reference

Romans 4:24

But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
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And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

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Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

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But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

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Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Final Resurrection

This verse speaks of God raising Jesus from the dead in the past, and of believers having righteousness imputed to them through faith, not of a future general resurrection of all people.

Symbolic Baptism

The verse makes no mention of baptism, symbols, outward expressions, or inward realities. It focuses solely on belief in God who raised Jesus from the dead as the basis for imputation.