CHRIST AND ATONEMENT

CHRIST AND ATONEMENT

Study: Matt.1:18-25, Rom.3:23-26, 1John.1:9.

“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins”. 1:21 (KJV)         .

Introduction: we need to study and  understand who Christ Jesus is, His mission on earth and the reason for His death on the cross at Calvary, if something great and the purpose for shedding His blood will amount to anything in our lives.

Why did HE come and die on the cross and used HIS blood as a sacrifice of atonement. Why? Because all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and no man can behold or bring  forth glory unto God except sin is removed. (1John.1:8-10) So, it behooves Him to come and die an excruciating death to set us free from eternal death, by removing sin through his forgiveness and set us free from the bondage of sin completely, that we serve sin no more.

Jesus said, ‘verily, verily, I say unto you, whosoever committed sin is a servant of sin’. John.8:34 (KJV).

UNDERSTANDING WHO JESUS IS

Isiah.7:4, john.1:21, Mk.16:16, John.4:25-26. It becomes important for us to know this savior of our soul. Don’t be a Samaritan (John.4:22) for He did not just bear the name Jesus but for the purpose of saving his people. (Heb.2:14-15, Gal.6:16). From the power and dominion of sin.

No doubt about the authenticity of who Jesus is, He is the Christ (Matt.1:16, John.4:25-26) we have clearly seen that Jesus is the Chris called Messiah. God Himself came in human form to pay the debt of the entire human race. (Isa.7:14, Rom.6:23).

THE PROBLEM OF SIN

God made you to enjoy fellowship with Him, but sin brought estrangement (Gen.3:1-10). How could there ever again be fellowship? Only by removing the cause of separation. Man  was powerless to do anything about it (Rom.5:6) only God could deal with the problem, for this reason, He sent His begotten son, His own very image to die on the cross, shed His blood for our redemption. (1John.3:6-21)

ATONEMENT

Atonement became necessary because all sins must be atoned for.

Ataonement is to act in a way that compensate for a previous wrong or error (Rom.3:25). The work of atonement that Jesus Christ did by His blood brings redemption unto every on that confess his sins and forsake them, instantly he/she is washed in the blood, made clean and set for all righteous living. (1John.1:9) and this attainable only by faith.

Faith in his blood: Rom.3:24-25, Rom.5:1-2, Heb.11:5-6.

The sacrifice of atonement becomes activated and effective over a life, once he has faith (believe) that the blood of Jesus has washed away all his sins and the cross of Jesus Christ has crushed the sin (Gal.6:13-15)

THE SOLUTION

God arranged the redemption of man from the power and nature of sin that devil introduced and planted into man right from the garden of Eden (Rom.5:12, Ps.111:9). This redemption He sent through His son, Jesus Christ, that whosoever believeth in him will not perish but have life eternal.

Though God so loved you and chose you. He could not disregard your sin. (Heb.1:13a) sin always has to be paid for. You were bankrupt, so God paid the sum Himself so you could be forgiven your debt and not to borrow from him (sin) again.

HOW DID GOD DO IT?

Blood must be shed: Exd.12:3-7, Heb.9:12-14, 22, 1Pet.2:24.

When God planned to redeem Israel from Egyptian slavery, a lamb had to be sacrificed by every household (EXd.12:3). This pointed toward ‘the Lamb of God’ who was to later come (John.1:29). God taught Israel that there could not be forgiveness without the shedding of blood. (Heb.9:22).

Since the law of God insists that the penalty of sin is death (Ezek.18:4, Rom.6:23). Jesus the only sinless man had to suffer death to save you from yours sin and through the blood of Jesus that were cleansed from your sin (1John.1:7b, Rev.1:5).

JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD. Rom.5:1-9

Justification is the act by which God declared a sinful man righteous, verse 9 says that you are ‘justified by His blood: that is God’s side of this justification. Verse 1 says, you are justified by faith, that is your side of it that must be adequately attended to as we study the perfect work of sacrifice of atonement that bring deliverance from the power of sin unto everyone that believe.

‘for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with mouth confession is made unto salvation”. Rom.10:9 KJV.

TOTAL DELIVERANCE THROUGH ATONEMENT

Rom.5:12, Rom.6:1-14, Gal.6:14-16, Col.1:12-14, Heb.11:5-6, 2Cor.5:17.

In the matter of righteousness, you were declared bankrupt (Rom.3:23) but Jesus came and discharged your debts on the cross. All His righteousness was paid into your account. (Phil.1:9, 2Cor.5:21). He removed us from the territory where sin is sovereign and death reigns. He translated us into the kingdom of His dear son, Jesus Christ where grace reigns unto eternal life. (Col.1:13). He removed the sting of death (1 Cor.15:56) and gave us life, all these He did on the cross by His blood. (Rom.5:9).

He brought a total deliverance from the tyranny of sin through His death on the cross at Calvary; it was total, that we serve sin no more (John.8:34, 1John.3:6-8).

He disarmed principalities and powers and made a pu7blic show of them, disgraced them triumphing over them and set us free from sin. So, they that know Him and have encountered the cross of Jesus Christ do not commit sin again. Those that still commit sin hat no known Jesus or seen Him at all. (1  John.3:6). If anyone remains in sin and claims being united with Christ, the Bible says he is a liar (1John.1:6) and such passes insult to the spirit of grace.

”for if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins.

But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses law died without mercy under two or three witnesses.

Of how much sore punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the son of God, and hath counted the blood of covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing and hat done despite unto the spirit of grace?” Heb.10:26-29. KJV.

“The just shall live by faith”- because HE lives.