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The Atoning Sacrifice of Christ

The Atoning Sacrifice of Christ. Romans 3:25b-31. Rugby. Law. The entire Old Testament The books of Moses The “10 Commandments” God’s moral law of right and wrong Any principle or rule of operation Any system of good works designed to gain God's acceptance. Justification.

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The Atoning Sacrifice of Christ

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  1. The Atoning Sacrifice of Christ Romans 3:25b-31

  2. Rugby

  3. Law • The entire Old Testament • The books of Moses • The “10 Commandments” • God’s moral law of right and wrong • Any principle or rule of operation • Any system of good works designed to gain God's acceptance

  4. Justification • Justification is the act of God whereby He declares a guilty sinner to be righteous through faith in Christ and His atoning sacrifice on the cross. • The justified sinner is acquitted in the courtroom of God and gains God’s complete forgiveness and acceptance.

  5. Atoning Sacrifice • Propitiation or Expiation • An atoning sacrifice (propitiation or expiation) is a sacrifice that pays the penalty of sin, and thereby, satisfies the justice of God concerning sin and its consequences.

  6. Redemption • Redemption points to a price paid so that a prisoner or a slave might go free. • We were prisoners and slaves under the power of sin and Satan. • Jesus Christ gave His life, making a redemptive payment, not to Satan, but to satisfy the justice of God concerning sin so that we might go free.

  7. Grace • God's unmerited favor • GRACE … • God's • Riches • At • Christ's • Expense

  8. Faith • Faith is simply taking God at His word, trusting Him, and receiving His grace.

  9. F.F. Bruce • "Pardon, liberation, atonement – all are available to men and women by His free initiative and may be appropriated by faith. And faith in this sense is not a kind of good work that is specially meritorious in God's sight; it is a simple and open-hearted attitude to God which takes Him at His word and gratefully accepts His grace."

  10. How God’s Justice Works • We’ve all sinned. • God's justice requires just punishment. • The just punishment is eternity in the Lake of Fire. • God can postpone the sinner's punishment for a period of time and still be just. • OT Believers (Rom. 3:25) • All People (2 Pet. 3:9)

  11. How God’s Justice Works • Ultimately, a just punishment for sin must be paid. • Consequently, God sent Jesus to be an atoning sacrifice for our sin, receiving a just punishment for the sins of the world. • Thus, through Christ, God Himself paid the penalty for sin, and in doing this, showed Himself to be just and the justifier of those who trust Christ.

  12. F.F. Bruce • "In the self-offering of Christ, God’s righteousness is vindicated and the believing sinner is justified. For Christ occupies an unique position as God's representative with man and man's representative with God. As the representative man He absorbs the judgment incurred by human sin; as the representative of God He bestows God's pardoning grace on men and women."

  13. First … • The atoning sacrifice of Christ demonstrates God's righteousness. 25b-26 • Christ Our Atoning Sacrifice • God’s Righteousness Demonstrated • Retrospective and Prospective Efficacy • God Is Just and Justifier • Faith in Christ

  14. Second … • The atoning sacrifice of Christ demolishes boasting and exalts God's grace. 27-28

  15. Salvation Formulas“Good Works” Baptism + Church Attendance + Praying + Giving + Being a Nice Person = Salvation Saved or Not Saved?

  16. Salvation Formulas“Good Works and Grace” Baptism + Church Attendance + Praying + Giving + Being a Nice Person + Believing in Jesus = Salvation Saved or Not Saved?

  17. Salvation Formulas“Grace Alone” Believing in Jesus = Salvation Saved or Not Saved?

  18. The Reformers Perspective • “Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, Soli Deo Gloria” • “By Grace Alone, through Faith Alone, to God Alone Be the Glory”

  19. Third … • The atoning sacrifice of Christ reveals God's universal acceptance. 29-30 • John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

  20. Fourth … • The atoning sacrifice of Christ upholds God's law. 31

  21. I Gave My Life for Thee I gave my life for thee; My precious blood I shed, That thou might ransomed be, And quickened for the dead. I gave, I gave My life for thee. What hast thou given for Me?

  22. I Gave My Life for Thee I suffered much for thee, More than thy tongue can tell, Of bitterest agony, To rescue thee from hell. I've borne, I've borne it all for thee. What hast thou borne for Me?

  23. I Gave My Life for Thee And I have brought to thee, Down from My home above, Salvation full and free, My pardon and My love. I bring, I bring rich gifts to thee. What hast thou brought to Me?

  24. The Atoning Sacrifice of Christ Romans 3:25b-31

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