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- Jesus was saying that his death established a new covenant: one that all the other covenants were leading up to. Jesus was declaring that his death was the ultimate substitutionary sacrifice. This is how Jesus understood the significance and meaning of his death. It wasn’t just a model of self-sacrifice. It wasn’t just an unjust tragedy.
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Mar 6, 2014 · 1. The death of Jesus was for his enemies. God’s love is different than natural human love. God loves us when we’re utterly unlovable. When Jesus died, he died for the ungodly, for sinners, and for his enemies.
Apr 6, 2023 · Jesus was saying that his death established a new covenant: one that all the other covenants were leading up to. Jesus was declaring that his death was the ultimate substitutionary sacrifice. This is how Jesus understood the significance and meaning of his death.
- Simon Camilleri
Definition. Central to the redeeming work of our Lord Jesus Christ is his death for our sins. A theology of atonement is a biblical-theological explanation of why Jesus, as God’s Son, had to die and what he achieved in his death for us as our Savior.
- To achieve His own resurrection from the dead. The death of Christ did not merely precede His resurrection–it was the price that obtained it. The Bible says He was raised not just after the blood-shedding, but by it.
- To show His own love for us. The death of Christ is not only the demonstration of God’s love (John 3:16), it is also the supreme expression of Christ’s own love for all who receive it as their treasure.
- In order to cancel the legal demands of the law against us. What a folly to think that our good deeds may one day outweigh our bad deeds. First, it is not true.
- To provide the basis for our justification and to complete the obedience that becomes our righteousness. To be justified in a courtroom is not the same as being forgiven.
What does it mean that Jesus died “for us?” Learn how to unpack the complexity of Jesus' death by exploring key moments in the biblical story.
May 15, 2007 · The New Testament writers saw the death of Christ as the climax of his life. His whole life was designed to bring him to the cross (Mark 10:45; John 12:27; Hebrews 2:14). That is why he was born, and why he lived.
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They had been with Jesus for three blessed years, during which He had loved them and supplied all their needs. When they heard Him talk about His death, they found it impossible to understand. How could God incarnate die, and what would life be like without their beloved Master and Teacher?
