101Reckon

chashab / logizomai — Hebrew / Greek

To reckon is to credit or debit an account — to enter a value on the ledger, formally and with consequence. “Abraham believed Yahuah, and it was counted unto him for righteousness” (Genesis 15:6) is accounting language: a value entered to his account. Logizomai, the Greek, is a bookkeeping verb — to calculate, to impute, to post to a ledger. To be reckoned righteous is to have righteousness credited to one’s account, entered on the books. And sin can be reckoned or not reckoned (Romans 4:8) — debited or left off the ledger. Reckoning is not sentiment; it is the formal entry that determines the balance.

The Root

chashab (H2803) — to reckon, account, impute. Paired with logizomai (G3049) — to calculate, to credit or debit an account.

The Courtroom Word

A ledger term — to credit or debit a value to an account.

Its Role in the Court

The books must be posted, and to reckon is the posting — crediting or debiting a value to a party’s account. Abraham’s belief was reckoned for righteousness: a value entered on his ledger. Sin can be not reckoned: left off the books. Reckoning determines the balance a party stands at before the court. It is formal accounting, not feeling — the entry that fixes what one is credited or charged.

Proof Texts

Genesis 15:6 “He believed Yahuah; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” A value credited to the account.

Romans 4:8 “Blessed is the man to whom Yahuah will not impute sin.” The charge left off the ledger.

Romans 4:4 “The reward... reckoned of debt.” The accounting of debit and credit.

2 Corinthians 5:19 “Not imputing their trespasses unto them.” The debt not posted to the account.

In Plain Terms

To reckon is to credit or debit an account — to enter a value on the ledger. Abraham’s belief was ‘reckoned for righteousness’: credited to his books. Sin can be ‘not reckoned’: left off. It is accounting, not sentiment — the formal entry that determines the balance you stand at.

Bring It Home

A bookkeeper ‘reckons’ — posts a credit or a debit to your account, and the balance changes. That is what happened with Abraham: his belief was reckoned to him as righteousness, entered on his ledger. And the mercy is that sin can be ‘not reckoned’ — the charge left off the books entirely.

Courtroom Roles

Yahuah (the Judge, the Accountant) credits and debits each account.
The party (the account-holder) whose balance the reckoning fixes.
The ledger (the record) where the value is entered.

Where It Sits

IThere Is a Court

IIThe Court Runs on One Code

IIIYou Are Named on the Docket

IVThe Acquittal

VYour Life Is the Testing

VIIt Is All Entered as Evidence

VIIThe Bench Convenes

Movement VI — It Is All Entered as Evidence. Word, deed, and blood — every step of the walk is deposed and filed. Nothing falls off the record.