Definition:Â
The word atonement is a theological term that is used to describe the substitutionary work of Christ. The word occurs in the KJV in Romans 5:11 and has the basic meaning of reconciliation. The word often is used in the Old Testament to translate the Hebrew words kipper and kippurim, which mean “propitiation†or “expiationâ€. The word atonement encompasses Christ’s work of redemption on behalf of His people. The center of Christ’s work, the main event to which the whole Old Testament pointed and to which the whole New Testament expounded was Christ’s sacrificial death on the cross. Christ’s death is the very heart of the Christian faith. It is the central theme of Scripture. “[T]he New Testament writers ascribe the saving efficacy of Christ’s work specifically to His death, or blood, or His cross (Rom. iii. 25; v. 9; I Cor. x. 16; Eph. i.7; ii.13; Col. i. 20; Heb. ix.12, 14; I Pet. i. 2, 19; I John i. 7; v. 6-8; Rev. i. 5).â€
(The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Brian M. Schwertly)
Overview:
1) We sin 2) God must punish sin 3) Jesus was the substitute for us 4) he bore the unmitigated wrath of God. 5) He was a perfect God-man thus making the sacrifice valid 6) Belief in the finished work of Christ will bring about forgiveness of sins, power to live life by faith, and the hope of eternal life with God.In depth articles:
1) The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Brian M. Schwertly
2)The Terminology of the Atonement, R.A. Finlayson
3) The Nature of Christ’s Sacrifice, R.L. Dabney
4) The Atonement, John Owen
5) The Awesome Power of the Atonement, Michael Wine
Sermons:
1) Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs, John Piper
2) The Doctrine of the Actual Atonement Part 1, John MacArthur
3) The Doctrine of the Actual Atonement Part 2, John MacArthur
Book Reviews:
1)Â Pierced for Our Transgressions
2) The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross
3) The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views
More Resources:
Steve Jeffery, Michael Ovey and Andrew Sach -Â Pierced for Our Transgressions: Rediscovering the Glory of Penal Substitution
Leon Morris -Â The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross
Leon Morris -Â The Atonement
Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington -Â The Great Exchange: My Sin for His Righteousness
JI Packer and Mark Dever -Â In My Place Condemned He Stood; Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement
George Smeaton – Christ’s Doctrine of the Atonement, Apostle’s Doctrine of the Atonement
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