What Is the Atonement?
What Is the Atonement? The atonement is Christ's sacrificial death on the cross, which reconciles sinners to God.
Key verse: Romans 5:11 (KJV)
The atonement is Christ's sacrificial death on the cross, which reconciles sinners to God.
The atonement is Christ's sacrificial death on the cross, which reconciles sinners to God.
"We also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement." — Romans 5:11 (KJV)
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The Biblical Answer
Atonement literally means 'at-one-ment' — bringing God and man together. In the Old Testament, animal sacrifices covered sin temporarily. Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world permanently. His death satisfied God's justice, paid sin's penalty, and opened the way to God. The veil in the Temple was torn at the crucifixion, symbolising direct access to God through Christ's blood.
Key Scripture References
"We also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement."
"And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
"And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission."
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