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Recap
God is Transcendent
Gos is Immanent
God’s word is Indicative
God’s word is imperative
I want to deal with a few more concepts about God:
A book by Brian Hedges “Christ Formed In You” is a great resource as we unpack more about God and who He is.
Let’s deal with the Gospel
Gospel means “good news.”
Central to the life-transforming good news of the gospel are the crucifixion, burial, resurrection of Jesus.
The cross is central in the apostolic proclamation of the gospel.
Jesus did not die for his own sins, for he had none.
He had committed no crime
The cross was more than just the execution of a Jewish prophet
It was a substitution.
Jesus died in our place.
What did the cross achieve?
#1 Propitiation
A divine transaction between the Father and the Son took place on the cross
The Father laid the sins of unrighteous people on His son and punished those sins with all the fury of his omnipotent wrath.
When Jesus died, He completely appeased that wrath.
This is what Scripture and theologians call propitiation.
propitiation n. — the means of appeasing wrath and gaining the good will of an offended person; especially with respect to sacrifices for appeasing angered deities.
advocate (legal) n. — a person who acts as a spokesperson or representative of someone else’s policy, purpose, or cause; especially before a judge in a court of law.
Example of Jesus being an advocate
#2 Ransom and Redemption
Scripture also uses the language of ransom and redemption.
These ideas come from the first-century marketplace where slaves were bought and sold.
The also recall the Exodus story, when God redeemed the nation of Isreal from captivity in Egypt.
For New Testament writer, our Egypt is the bondage of sin and the curse of the law.
Christ, in taking our place, has paid our ransom and set us free
The price for our ransom was the death of Christ.
ransom (payment) n. — what is given in exchange (as payment) for the release of someone held captive.
#3 Rescue
What is the present evil age?
The present age is marked by evil, corruption, and death: the consequences of human rebellion against the Creator.
Present age vs. Age to come
Age to come is defined by righteousness, wholeness, and life.
Christ’s death delivers us from the present world order, marked by sin and its consequences and brings believers into the coming world order, the new and final creation, marked by eschatological life in all its fullness.
Eschatological: relating to death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
Delivered to rescue v. — to free from harm or evil, and in some cases from imprisonment.
to transfer (move) v. — to move (something) from one place or sphere to another.
#4 Reconciliation
Sin created a breach between us and God.
The once peaceful relationship is now marked by hostility and hatred.
The cross brings reconciliation and restores us to God.
weak (morally) adjs.
— wanting in moral strength, courage, or will.
Look at the contrast!
Justified: to be justified v. — to be or become judicially vindicated as having complied with the requirements of the law (of God).
to be reconciled v. — to be or become restored to favorable or friendly relations with another after a presumed wronged.
God sent Jesus to take our place, resulting in a restored relationship characterized by peace, harmony, and mutual love.
Where once there was enmity, now there is grace and friendship.
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