Imputed righteousness does not eliminate moral obligation — it changes the basis of standing before God, not the Christian's motivation to pursue holiness

Mike affirms imputation as biblical (developed in his Romans series). Clarification: imputation means Christ's righteousness is reckoned/credited to the believer — they stand holy before God not by their behavior but by his righteousness given to them. But this does not make sin "okay": (1) Christians care about relationship with God, not only bare salvation status, (2) the Holy Spirit convicts of sin, (3) commands to holiness remain fully in force. The straw man: imputation = license to sin. Mike's response: a person living in blatant, open sin raises a question about whether they actually possess imputed righteousness at all — fruit reveals the tree.