63. Savor Short: Atonement

Atonement is because of love and justice of God

Another word heard with atonement is propitiation A sacrifice that bears God’s wrath so that God becomes favorable to us because the sacrifice (Christ) took the wrath and God's righteousness can be displayed

A sacrifice that turns away the wrath of God

Romans 3:25

Hebrews 2:17

1 John 2:2, 4:10

His atonement met our four needs:

We deserve to die for the penalty of sin

We deserve to bear God’s wrath against us

We are separated from God by our sin

We are in bondage to sin and satan’s kingdom

Christ met these need through:

Sacrifice: Hebrews 9:26

Propitiation: removed us from His wrath

Reconciliation: to overcome our separation from God

Redemption:

Redeemed from bondage of sin, transferred from Kingdom of darkness to Kingdom of Light (Col 1:13)