Atonement
Atonement refers to the pardoning of sin and reconciliation with God through the death and resurrection of Christ. For the scope and intent of the atonement, see definite atonement.
- God’s love redeems us
- Jn 3:16; 13:1; 15:13; Ro 5:8; Gal 2:20; Eph 1:4–5; 2:4
- Christ’s obedience redeems us
- Ro 3:21–22; 5:18–19; 10:3; 1Co 1:30–31; 2Co 5:21; Gal 4:4–5; Php 2:7–8; 3:8–9; Heb 4:15; 5:8–9; 7:26–27; 9:14; 10:7, 9; 1Pe 1:18–19; 2:22–23; 1Jn 3:5
- Christ’s suffering and temptation redeem us
- Isa 53:3–4; Mt 4:1–11 (cf. Mk 1:12–13; Lk 4:1–13); Mt 26:38 (cf. Mk 14:34); Jn 11:35; Heb 2:10; 4:15–16; 5:8–9; 12:3
- Christ’s crucifixion redeems us
- Isa 53:5–6, 10; Gal 3:13–14 (cf. Dt 21:23); Col 1:19–20; 2:13–15; 1Pe 2:24
- Christ’s death and burial redeems us
- Ro 6:4–5; 1Co 15:3–4; Col 1:21–22; Heb 2:9, 14–15; Rev 5:9–10
- Christ’s resurrection redeems us
- Ro 4:25; 1Co 15:12–26; 1Pe 1:3, 21
- Christ’s ascension redeems us
- Jn 7:39; 14:2–3; 16:7; Eph 2:6; 4:8–10 (cites Ps 68:18)
- Christ’s intercession redeems us
- Lk 22:31–32; Jn 17:9, 11, 15, 20; Ro 8:33–34; Heb 7:25; 9:11–12, 24; 1Jn 2:1; Rev 3:5
- Penal substitution
- Isa 53:4–6, 8, 10–12; Ro 3:23–25; Heb 2:17; 1Jn 2:2; 4:10
- Alien imputed righteousness
- Isa 53:11; Ro 3:21–22; 5:18–19; 10:3; 1Co 1:30; Php 3:8–9