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Atonement of Christ
Theme 3: Doctrine of Christ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Atonement | The Work Christ did in his life and death to earn mans salvation |
| Causes of Atonement | Love & Justice of God |
| Love of God | A cause of the atonement |
| Justice of God | Required God to find a way that the penalty due to man could be paid so He could accept mankind into fellowship |
| Without Gods Love | God would not have taken any steps to redeem mankind |
| Without Gods Justice | the specific requirement that Christ should earn salvation by dying for man's sins would not have been met |
| The Atonement is important because | God did not need to save anyone |
| Because for Gods love | He decided to save human beings by His son dying, which was the only way |
| Atonement was a | Necessary 'consequence' of God's decision to save mankind |
| Christ lived a life of perfect obedience so that | His righteousness could be attributed to man |
| Christ suffered for us in | body, soul, temptation, & grief |