This is the new King James Version.
Rom 4:6 just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:
v. 7 "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered;
v. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin."
Now this is the New Living Translation that I think helps with the understanding of this.
Rom 4:6 King David spoke of this (Psalms 32:1-2), describing the happiness of an undeserving sinner who is declared to be righteous:
v. 7 "Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven,
whose sins are put out of sight.
v. 8 Yes, what joy for those
whose sin is no longer counted against them by the Lord."
Rom 1:17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith." (NKJV)
Rom 1:17 This Good News tells us how God makes us right in His sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, "It is through faith that a righteous person has life." (NLT)
1Co 1:30 But of Him (the Father) you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God--and righteousness and sanctification and redemption-- (NKJV)
1Co 1:30 God alone made it possible for you to be in Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made Christ to be wisdom itself. He is the one who made us acceptable to God. He made us pure and holy, and He gave Himself to purchase our freedom. (NLT)
2Pe 1:1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: (NKJV)
2Pe 1:1 This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to all of you who share the same precious faith we have, faith given to us by Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, who makes us right with God.
v. 2 May God bless you with his special favor and wonderful peace as you come to know Jesus, our God and Lord, better and better. (NLT)
I hope you can see through these Scripture what this is saying... there is no possible way that we can become pure and clean and holy of ourselves, we are carnal and hopelessly dead in our sins. Our salvation is only possible by grace "through the faith of Christ" (Php 3:9 CLV) and that faith is given, undeserving, to us from God.
Eph 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
v. 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,
v. 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
v. 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
v 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
v. 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
v. 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
v. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
v. 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
v. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Eph 2:1 Once you were dead, doomed forever because of your many sins.
v. 2 You used to live just like the rest of the world, full of sin, obeying Satan, the mighty prince of the power of the air. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
v. 3 All of us used to live that way, following the passions and desires of our evil nature. We were born with an evil nature, and we were under God's anger just like everyone else.
v. 4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so very much,
v. 5 that even while we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's special favor that you have been saved!)
v. 6 For he raised us from the dead along with Christ, and we are seated with Him in the heavenly realms--all because we are one with Christ Jesus.
v. 7 And so God can always point to us as examples of the incredible wealth of His favor and kindness toward us, as shown in all He has done for us through Christ Jesus.
v. 8 God saved you by His special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
v. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
v. 10 For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things He planned for us long ago. (NLT)
mercy, peace and love
Kat