When we teach that our right standing with God is attained through the imputation of Christ’s obedience to our account (Romans 5:19; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 4:6, 11; 10:3), does this imply that the work of Christ on the cross—his final suffering and death—is insufficient for our justification?
That is the question which John Piper answers.
The importance of Christ’s righteous (i.e., obedient) life is also unpacked in David VanDrunen’s excellent chapter “To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice: A Defense of the Active Obedience of Christ in the Light of Recent Criticism” is By Faith Alone: Answering the Challenges to the Doctrine of Justification
Related: Introduction to By Faith Alone
(HT: JT)