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ÐÌ€€€€1.€The€Jewish€PassoverÐ À Ð€€€€€€€a)€A€lamb€without€blemish€was€slain.Ð ¬ ü

ÐÌ€€€€€€€€€€Blood€was€applied€to€the€two€Ô_ ÔsidepostsÔ_ Ô€and€the€upper€doorpost€ofÐ „ Ô

Ð€€€€€€€€€€the€house.€€(1)€Ex€12:13Ð p À Ð€€€€€€€€€€Exodus€12:13€And€the€blood€shall€be€to€you€for€a€token€upon€the€housesÐ \ ¬ Ð€€€€€€€€€€where€ye€[are]:€and€when€I€see€the€blood,€I€will€pass€over€you,€and€theÐ H ˜ Ð€€€€€€€€€€€plague€shall€not€be€upon€you€to€destroy€[you],€when€I€smite€the€landÐ 4 „ Ð€€€€€€€€€€€€of€Egypt.Ð p ÐÌ€€€€€€€b)€The€safety€of€the€Israelite€€depended€solely€upon€the€sheddingÐ ø H Ð€€€€€€€€€€and€application€of€the€lamb's€blood€and€their€position€beneath€itsÐ ä 4 Ð€€€€€€€€€€covering.Ð Ð ÐÌ€€€€€€€c)€It€was€not€the€character€of€the€Jews€that€saved€them€from€destruction;Ð ¨ ø Ð€€€€€€€€€€€it€was€the€blood€of€€the€lamb.Ð ” ä ÐÌ€€€€2.€The€Meaning€of€AtonementÐ l ¼ Ð€€€€€€€a)€To€cover;€to€reconcileÐ X ¨ ÐÌ€€€€€€€b)€The€basic€idea€in€atonement€is€to€make€two€as€one,€to€reconcile€aÐ 0"€ Ð€€€€€€€€€€difference€or€to€remove€a€separation€between€two€persons.Ð #l ! Ð€ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ @-(, ÐII.€THE€MEANING€OF€CHRIST'S€ATONEMENTÐ ° ÐÌ€€€€1.€The€principle€of€"covering"--The€blood€of€Jesus€Christ€outpouredÐ ˆ Ø Ð€€€€€€€€€upon€the€€cross€covers€the€believers€sins.Ð t Ä Ð€€€€€€€a)€To€be€"under€the€blood,"€or€€"beneath€the€Cross€of€Jesus"€is€toÐ ` ° Ð€€€€€€€€€€be€in€a€place€of€complete€security.Ð L œ ÐÌ€€€€2.€The€principle€of€reconciliationÐ $ t Ð€€€€€€a)€The€sinner€was€estranged€from€his€creatorÐ ` ÐÌ€€€€€€€b)€The€world€of€mankind€is€separated€from€God€because€of€sin.€€GodÐ è

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Ð€€€€€€€€€€(2)€II€Cor.€5:19-20Ð À Ð€€€€€€€€€€II€Corinthians€5:19€To€wit,€that€God€was€in€Christ,€reconciling€theÐ ¬ ü

Ð€€€€€€€€€€world€unto€himself,€not€imputing€their€trespasses€unto€them;€andÐ ˜ è Ð€€€€€€€€€€hath€committed€unto€us€the€word€of€reconciliation.Ð „ Ô

ÐÌ€€€€€€€€€€II€Corinthians€5:20€Now€then€we€are€ambassadors€for€Christ,€as€thoughÐ \ ¬ Ð€€€€€€€€€€God€did€beseech€[you]€by€us:€we€€pray€[you]€in€Christ's€stead,€be€yeÐ H ˜ Ð€€€€€€€€€€reconciled€to€God.Ð 4 „ Ð€€€3.€The€principle€of€"substitution"Ð p Ð€€€€€€€a)€Christ€died€as€the€sinners'€substitute.Ð \ Ð€€€€€€€€€€(3)€Isaiah€53:5€ð ð€But€he€[was]€wounded€for€our€transgressions,€[he€was]Ð ø H Ð€€€€€€€€€€bruised€for€our€iniquities:€the€chastisement€of€our€peace€[was]Ð ä 4 Ð€€€€€€€€€€upon€him;€and€with€his€stripes€we€are€healed.Ð Ð ÐÌ€€€€€€€b)€The€sinner's€only€hope€is€in€ChristÐ ¨ ø ÐÌ€€€€€€€c)€Neither€conduct€nor€character€saves€€us;€the€blood€of€the€lamb€of€GodÐ € Ð Ð€€€€€€€€€€"Taketh€away€the€sin€of€the€world."Ð l ¼ ÐÌ€€€€€€€d)€On€account€of€our€sin€the€sentence€of€death€came€upon€us.€€Jesus€hadÐ D!” Ð€€€€€€€€€€no€sin€yet€death€came€to€him.€€It€came€on€account€of€our€sins€and€onÐ 0"€ Ð€€€€€€€€€€behalf€of€us.€€€He€took€upon€himself€the€sentence€of€death€thatÐ #l ! Ð€€€€€€€€€€was€due€to€us.€€By€bearing€that€sentence€he€sets€us€free.Ð $X " ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ @-(, Ð‡III.€THE€MOTIVE€OF€CHRIST'S€ATONEMENTÐ ° ÐÌ€€€€1.€The€motive€of€the€atonement€is€the€love€of€God.Ð ˆ Ø Ð€€€€€€€€€€(4)€John€3:16€ð ð€For€God€so€loved€the€world,Ð t Ä Ð€€€€€€€that€he€gave€his€only€begotten€Son,€that€whosoever€believeth€in€himÐ ` ° Ð€€€€€€€should€not€perish,€but€have€everlasting€life.ð ðÐ L œ ÐÌ€€€€€€€€€€(5)€Romans€5:8€ð ð€But€God€commendeth€his€love€toward€us,€in€that,Ð $ t Ð€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€while€we€were€yet€sinners,€Christ€died€for€us.Ð ` ÐÌÌ€€€€2.€The€Cross€of€Christ€is€the€pledge€of€€God's€love€for€a€sinful€and€ruinedÐ Ô $

Ð€€€€€€€race.Ð À ÐÌ€€€€3.€The€Cross€stands€for€God's€gracious€love€going€out€to€redeem€man€as€sinfulÐ ˜ è Ð€€€€€€€and€unworthy.Ð „ Ô

Ð€€€€€€€€€€(6)€I€John€4:10€ð ð€Herein€is€love,€not€that€we€loved€God,€but€that€he€lovedÐ p À Ð€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€us,€and€sent€his€Son€[to€be]€the€propitiation€for€our€sins.Ð \ ¬ ÐÌ€€€€4.€Christ's€death€expresses€and€makes€effective€God's€grace.Ð 4 „ ÐÌIV.€THE€NEED€OF€ATONEMENTÐ \ ÐÌ€€€€1.€Sin€blocked€man's€access€to€God.€€It€was€this€problem€that€the€sacrifice€ofÐ ä 4 Ð€€€€€€€Christ€was€meant€to€solve.Ð Ð ÐÌ€€€€2.€Sin€was€that€which€kept€man€shut€out€from€the€divine€presence.€€The€deathÐ ¨ ø Ð€€€€€€€of€Christ€opened€up€the€way€for€man€to€enter€into€the€presence€of€God.Ð ” ä ÐÌ€€€€3.€Men€in€sin,€are€perishing€€(John€3:14-17)€John€3:14€ð ðAnd€as€Moses€lifted€up€theÐ l ¼ Ð€€€€€€€serpent€in€the€wilderness,€even€so€must€the€Son€of€man€be€lifted€up:ð ðÐ X ¨ ÐÌ€€€€€€€John€3:15€That€whosoever€believeth€in€him€should€not€perish,€but€haveÐ 0"€ Ð€€€€€€€eternal€life.Ð #l ! Ð€€€€€€€John€3:16€€For€God€so€loved€the€world,€that€he€gave€his€only€begottenÐ $X " Ð€€€€€€€Son,€that€whosoever€believeth€in€him€should€not€perish,€but€have€everlasting€life.Ð ô$D # ÐÌV.€€THE€RESULTS€OF€THE€ATONEMENTÐ Ì& "% ÐÌ€€€€1.€The€power€of€Sin€is€broken.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌ€€€€2.€The€forgiveness€of€God€is€bestowed€upon€those€who€believe€in€Jesus€ChristÐ |*Ì%) Ð€€€€€€€for€salvation.Ð h+¸&* Ð€€€€€€€Ephesians€1:7€ð ðIn€whom€we€have€redemption€through€his€blood,€theÐ T,¤'+ Ð€€€€€€€€forgiveness€of€sins,€according€to€the€riches€of€his€grace;Ð @-(, Ð‡€€€€3.€Fellowship€is€restored.€€The€fellowship€between€God€and€man€hasÐ ° Ð€€€€€€€been€restored.Ð œ ì Ð€€€€€€€a)€In€the€atonement€Jesus€not€only€restored€fellowship€between€God€andÐ ˆ Ø Ð€€€€€€€€€€man,€but€between€man€and€man.Ð t Ä ÐÌ€€€€€€€b)€This€is€reconciliation--on€a€personal€basis.Ð L œ ÐÌ€€€€4.€Redemption--God€"set€free"€man€from€sin.Ð $ t ÐÌ€€€€€€€a)€Redeems€us€from€the€sin-market.Ð ü L ÐÌ€€€€5.€Justification--"acquitted€us".€Can't€be€tried€for€a€crime€which€oneÐ Ô $

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