For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. —Romans 3:23-26

The word atonement meant to

something.

When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them. —Genesis 6:1

Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. —Hebrews 9:22

A key to atonement is always centered on an

for our sin.

Our most basic need for atonement is our

.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. —Romans 3:23

For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. —James 2:10

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. —Romans 6:23

The atonement begins with:

God’s

.

God’s

.

“For God so loved the world,[a] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” —John 3:16

The sum of the atonement is a sacrifice

and

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death for sin moved by God’s

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and

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.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. —Romans 3:23–26

The

of the atonement is found in propitiation which is the

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of God’s

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toward our sinfulness and looking on

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.

The

of the atonement is found in the sacrifice of

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on our behalf.

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. —Mark 10:45

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. —2 Corinthians 5:21

It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. —Romans 3:26

God’s love demonstrated

.

Living the Word Applications:

Faith in Jesus Christ.

God wants us to live faith in Christ through

.

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. —1 Peter 2:21-24