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THE CHRISTIAN

DOCTRINE OF
THE ATONEMENT

God & Human Life-


RELB 113
JESUS’
LIFE &
WORK
1. Jesus’ Identity
• Three things about Jesus’
that bear upon his saving
work.
• 1. The incarnation- God
condescend to human form
in order to provide salvation
for mankind. This was in the
person of Jesus Christ. (Acts
4:12)
Acts 4:12

• And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no


other name under heaven given among men by
which we must be saved.”
The Pre-existent Son of God

• Pivotal to the doctrine of Salvation is the


belief that Jesus is the pre-existent Son of
God.
2. Jesus Ministry

• Jesus became our Saviour not only because


of his Identity, but also because of his
ministry or the his service to humanity.
Through his words and works he was
proclaiming the nature of the Kingdom of
God. He attended to all people without
partiality. In a very special way, he attended
to those who were marginalized and who
Jesus’ Ministry
• His teachings explained the principles of the kingdom of God. These
include his parables which were many. These were illustrations of the
nature of the kingdom of God, hence the recurrent formula, “the kingdom
of Heaven is likened unto…”
• Of interest to note is that the Greek word for Salvation is the same word
translated healing. Therefore, through his healing ministry he was
teaching them about the object or intentions of Salvation. They were
illustrations that the kingdom of God will be absent of sickness and pain
or death.
3. Jesus’ sinlessness

• Jesus’ moral state also contributed to


his message and role as Saviour. He
was subjected to temptation as we
are, yet he never sinned. He
struggled like us or even to a greater
degree than us but never yielded.
Passages which assert his sinlessness
• For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might
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become the righteousness of God. - 2 Cor. 5:21


• For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,
but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.- Heb.
4:15
• He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.- 1 Peter 2:22
• You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
-1 John 3:5
Importance of this message about
his sinlessness
• 1. Invaluable lesson about the secret to handling temptation.
• 2. that moral victory is possible.
• 3. how this victory can be achieved.
• 4. complete openness to God is the key to spiritual success.
• NB. Jesus Life itself provides a pattern for human behaviour.
Jesus’ Hebrew worship system illustrated the
sinlessness of Jesus through it’s animal
sinlessness sacrificial services for sin. The animal often a
lamb had to be without blemish and spotless.
illustrated Jesus in the new Testament is referred to as
the Lamb of God. ( John 1:29, 36; 1 Cor 5:7; 1
Peter 1:19; Rev. 5:6, 12, 13:8)
Jesus’ Death

Jesus’ Death
The Center of
the Christian
Faith • The cross is the central theme of
Christianity. It details the means by
which salvation was accomplished
for humanity. Jesus’ mission would
not have been complete without it.
The cross guarantees the fulfilment
of the plan of salvation- the
eradication of sin from the
universe.
The Cross

• Thus, everything
before the cross is
preparation and
everything after the
cross is consequence.
It stands at the
center of the plan of
Salvation.
Perspectiv
es of the
Cross
1.External perspective - Means of execution
2.Internal perspective – what was the
experience like for him?
3.Theological perspective – what does this
experience mean for our salvation? What did
it accomplish?
Crucifixion
• Common in the 1st century
• Crucifixion was first used by the Carthaginians
as a means of execution, then the Romans
adopted it and refined the process.
• Crucifixion could not be inflicted on Roman
citizens. It was designed for slaves and the
lowest citizens in the society.
• It was designed to inflict as much pain and
humiliation as possible.
1.Scourged with a leather whip with
bits of bone and metal.
2.He had to carry the cross to the
place of execution
3.He is stripped and his hands and
feet fastened to a wooden beams

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