OUTLINE
Research Topic
The focus of this paper is the Concept of Sacrifice and the Death of Christ and the vicarious substitutionary work of Christ.
Thesis Statement This paper will argue that Christs’ death was necessary and Jesus understood what foreshadowed Him, as He became the atoning sacrifice for our sin. While Jesus was reading Jewish Scriptures, He was in fact constructing His own life and death, so he could ultimately bring us all to His kingdom.
Introduction
As Christians, we can enjoy many benefits as believers and one that is most agreed upon is that the death of Jesus is a very complex piece of historical literature that has been examined throughout the decades. The very nature of our forgiveness of sins rests upon the Holiness of God, which was necessary for man. The question of penalty and payment of Christ’s death is important
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Paul in his letter to the Corinthians emphasizes that Israel’s sin was so severe that
“The sacrifice of his life was the huge gift necessary to offer God on the Day of Atonement. That is what Paul meant when he said, "God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and has given to us the reckoning of reconciliation" (2 Cor. 5:19)”
B. Romans – 3:25 “For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past.” (NIV)
C. The Corinthian Epistles- 2 Corinthians 5:14–15 The Apostle Paul tells us of the of the vicarious sacrifice of Christ: “And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.” (NIV)
Atonement in John (two pages) Atonement in John is unique because John was a special prophet with a special
The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the son of God, was the most important event in all of history! The actual site where he was killed, buried and resurrected has interested Christians for hundreds of years. Of course, the fact of that significant event does not depend on locating the exact site. But it is only right that Christians would be intrigued in finding out where their Savior died—and rose from the dead.
When you try to imagine why God so loved the world that he did not mind sending his son to die a shameful death, you see the mystery of love and grace, which you cannot understand now. Paul says about this free gift: “But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many” (Romans 5:18 RSV). When we have Jesus Christ in our hearts and have accepted the love and grace provided, we will have peace of mind, which anchors us through all the storms of
God revealed to Paul that His great love for everyone that even when all are dead in their sins He can make them alive in Christ (Vs. 4-5)
The latter part of the 4th chapter, Paul goes on to write about the resurrection of those who have chosen Christ as their personal savior. Jesus paid the penalty
The work of Christ through substitutionary atonement is obvious and evident throughout scripture. Author Paul Enns highlights Isaiah 53 and the “stresses” for the substitutionary nature of Christ’s death.[3] In this familiar passage, the language clearly shows how Christ (He) worked on our behalf. Terry points to Matthew 20:28 which states, “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many,” as a pivotal scripture which proves substitutionary atonement. Terry also gleaned from the Apostle Paul’s teachings in Galatians 3:13, 2 Corinthians 5:21, and Romans 8:3 which all point to Christ’s atoning work on the cross.
Romans 3:21 states that Jesus came to provide righteousness away from the Law, that way is Jesus Christ. Verse 22 states that is faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. Verse 24 states that we are all justified freely by God’s grace and that God send Jesus as an atoning sacrifice for the world. The role that Jesus had on earth was to be a sacrifice for the sins for the world, to be the pure lamb, for those who have faith in the teachings and saying of Jesus Christ, the redeemer for the sins of the world that all have done. One of the most overlooked verses in Romans is chapter 5 verse 3; this is one of the only places in any holy scripture where one would find us being told to rejoice in our sufferings because it builds perseverance. Romans 5:18 states that just as sin enter the world through one man, so also the result of all righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. God did not want his creation to die, but we made the choice to do so, this God sent Jesus to be the atonement for that sin. Romans chapter 11 starts off telling Christians that we are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices to God, it is a way of worship, Paul is telling the readers of his letter, that their bodies are Gods creation, not something that we should be killing when you do drugs, or the other stupid things that people have done to their bodies. Paul also tells us
During this time there was a man named Jesus of Nazareth, who traveled around for three years preaching the word of God and performing so-called miracles. Jesus was known as many things, but most commonly He was Jesus Christ or Jesus the Messiah, King of the Jews, because many Jews and Gentiles had heard his words and believed that this man was the one. Furthermore, he was a seemingly innocent man who died a prisoner's death to, as the Christians believed, set those held captive by sin free. The events of the day He died are subject to countless debates throughout history and still are today. Whether it was meant to be or not, the death of Jesus was a tragic event in history.
In surveying the theological plain of Christianity regarding the atoning work of Christ, one is made aware of the scope of theories ascribed to it. Many of these theories can be attributed to heresy and rightly denied with a simple cursory look within the pages of Scripture. However, where such ideas can be dismissed, there remain two viewpoints readily opposed to one another in the extent of the atonement which dominates the landscape beyond any national border. Because of these two opposing ideologies, one must take a step back in order to reassert the groundwork in laying the foundation which leads to said viewpoints. Doing so would help in obtaining a correct understanding to be able to bring forth more clarity to a sometimes cloudy debate. As such, the need or necessity of the atonement must be addressed in asking why Christ had to die for man 's sin. The answer to this will in turn lend itself in determining the nature of the atonement, which looks at what Christ accomplished on the cross that makes salvation possible. The summation of these will direct the course to what the extent of the atonement asserts, perhaps the major crux or delineation within the Protestant church. Indeed, "[t]here are few doctrines which have received such a wide and variegated interpretation as the extent of the atonement," to the point that it "becomes so burdened with abstruse terminology that it can be utterly unintelligible, even to those who ostensibly promulgate its virtues."
The word “Atonement” is frequently used in the Old Testament. Nevertheless, in regards to the New Testament, the King James Version of the Bible mentions “Atonement,” only once, which is found in (Rom. 5:11.) Furthermore, other versions, such as, the NRSVA, NIV, ASV and others uses the word “Reconciliation” as an alternative. Perhaps, when one seeks the etymology and the meaning of the word, this phrase simply can be seen as at-one-ment, which can be translated as the state of oneness of two who had been alienated from each other, or reconciled, in other words, two entities, in this case, God and humanity who was separated once, together again. In reality, atonement is reconciliation. Thus, it is used to denote the effect that resulted from the death of Christ on the Cross of Calvary.
Jesus’ death: Christians look at the Passion of Jesus Christ as the absolution of humanity itself. Christians believe that the death of Jesus was God giving us the gift of forgiveness and an escape from death. The sins of humanity were inflicted upon Jesus as he died and thus were absolved by his death on the cross. It also serves as a message to all Christians to bear their cross and follow Jesus, to not only read the Scriptures, but to follow him and the way that he
When exploring the concept of ‘God the Son’, the incarnation and attributes of God as seen in Christ enter the picture. In order for human sin to be covered, a human sacrifice is all that could meet the requirement ordained by God, yet, they had to be sinless. Only the incarnate God could fulfill this role, exhibiting qualities of God Himself, such as selflessness, unconditional love, and purity. Another core trait was humbleness, although Jesus held the highest status in all the world, which shone brightly in His ministry, as He also served the children of God. Paul captured the essence of Jesus as God and the reality of the incarnation in these verses, “let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who being in the form of God…made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men” (Philippians 2:5-7, NKJV).
In this essay, I will be looking at different theories of atonement and how they make a difference to our theology of salvation. I will argue that different understandings and theories of atonement affect our theology of salvation by highlighting different aspects of salvation and answering the
No other way could be found, no other perfect sacrifice without spot, no other blood that was pure, and time was rapidly approaching that Christ would lay His life down. From birth, every heartbeat, every breath, every step, every moment of the life of Jesus, was a sacrifice for others, moving onward, forward, doing only good for others, marching ever closer to the cross before Him and for the purpose of which He came.
As believers, we are constantly reminded that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins. His death and his resurrection are fundamental to our Christian faith. Without his death, the relationship between God and His creation would have remained broken. Unfortunately, many believers do not take the time to consider the complex and deep meaning of Jesus’ death. If I have learned one concept throughout this class is that if I do not have a personal comprehension of Jesus’ death, I will never be saved. His death signifies salvation. It motivates us to imitate Jesus’ life as he was completely human and never sinned, yet he died on the cross in the cruelest way. Personally, Jesus’ death means love, reconciliation, redemption, and victory.
[Christ] humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God