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It Is Finished Christ has accomplished our redemption. The Atonement Atonement means making amends, blotting out the offense, and giving satisfaction for wrong done; thus reconciling to oneself the alienated other and restoring the
wrong done; thus reconciling to oneself the alienated other and restoring the disrupted relationship.” (J. I. Packer)
bringing those who are estranged into a unity.
his people to himself through the life and death of his Son Jesus.
"We are so familiar with the plain statement that Christ was at once the sacrifice and the priest,–'he offered up himself'–that we think we have fully mastered its contents, while we may have done little more than skim the
truth should be obvious from the fact that it presents a consideration absolutely unparalleled, and singular, and unique.” Hugh Martin, The Atonement
said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” (John 19:30, ESV)
passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.” (Ephesians 2:3, ESV)
but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John 4:10, ESV)
we are now fully reconciled to God.
for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1, ESV)
who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21, ESV)
purchased all our blessings.
to redeem a people by each member of the Godhead agreeing to certain roles.
the servant for redemption.
he alone is to be praised for our salvation. “I could not have gained my salvation without calvary.” v. “Christ gained my salvation for me at calvary.”
and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.” (Hebrews 7:27, ESV)
redemption at his death on the cross.
redemption, we have assurance of salvation.
redeem a people for himself.
“Because he loved us, he came after us in
anguish of the cross, where he bore our sin, guilt, judgment, and death. It takes a hard and stoney heart to remain unmoved by love like that. It is more than love. Its proper name is ‘grace,’ which is love to the undeserving.” (John Stott, The Cross of Christ)