God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— (Romans 3:25 NIV)
"If the life and death and resurrection of God for man is new to you (and even if it isn’t), it may feel like a lot to wrap your mind around. (Remember when we said the gospel is clear and yet complex, simple and yet mysterious? This is that.) A good way to explain it might be with the word 'propitiation', which means 'to substitute or appease.' Christ’s resurrection is the only thing that makes us righteous before the Father. He is the 'propitiation' for our sins (I John 4:10)."
I've been studying this and it's pretty amazing how Jesus' death and resurrection meet the requirements for atonement as laid out in Leviticus and as prophesied by Isaiah. I'm so looking forward to digging deeper and understanding these mysteries of the Gospel. I hope you are all enjoying these little snippets from my study and that its encouraging you to dig deeper in your time with God. Praying for you all!
This Is The Gospel, Day 5 #SheReadsTruth
http://shereadstruth.com/2014/01/31/christ-crucified/
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