So the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven. Leviticus 4:27 Atonement

Atonement

So the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven. Leviticus 4:27 1-Sin is involved. 2-Payment must be made. 3-You cannot pay for yourself and live.

1-Sin is involved. My sin My sin My sin

1-Sin is involved. My sin always effects my relationship with God (Psalm 51:4) My sin My sin

1-Sin is involved. My sin always effects my relationship with God (Psalm 51:4) My sin is rooted deep in my very nature (Matt. 15:19) My sin

1-Sin is involved. My sin always effects my relationship with God (Psalm 51:4) My sin is rooted deep in my very nature (Matt. 15:19) My sin places me in a guilty standing before God (Rom. 3:11-18).

So the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven. Leviticus 4:27 1-Sin is involved. 2-Payment must be made. 3-You cannot pay for yourself and live.

2-Payment must be made. Consider the picture Consider the picture Consider the picture

2-Payment must be made. Consider the picture from their past (Gen. 22:8; Ex. 12:21-27) Consider the picture Consider the picture

2-Payment must be made. Consider the picture from their past (Gen. 22:8; Ex. 12:21-27) Consider the picture that was prophesied (Isaiah 53:7) Consider the picture

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. (Isaiah 53:7)

2-Payment must be made. Consider the picture from their past (Gen. 22:8; Ex. 12:21-27) Consider the picture that was prophesied (Isaiah 53:7) Consider the picture that was proclaimed (John 1:29, 34-35)

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29)

Behold, the Lamb of God Who takes away our sin. Behold the Lamb of God The life and light of men. Behold the Lamb of God Who died and rose again. Behold the Lamb of God who comes... to take away our sin. - Andrew Peterson

Broken hearts--behold our broken hearts Fallen far--we need you Behold the Lamb of God.

Son of God Emmanuel Son of Man--we need You Behold the Lamb The Hope of man Behold the Lamb of God.

So the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven. Leviticus 4:27 1-Sin is involved. 2-Payment must be made. 3-You cannot pay for yourself and live.

So the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven. Leviticus 4:27 Atonement

At onement Atonement

Therefore both the love and the justice of God were the ultimate cause of the atonement. It is not helpful for us to ask which is more important, however, because without the love of God, he would never have taken any steps to redeem us, yet without the justice of God, the specific requirement that Christ should earn our salvation by dying for our sins would not have been met. Both the love and the justice of God were equally important. - Dr. Wayne Grudem

After six hours on the cross Jesus cried out, It is finished! Jesus did not say, I am finished, but rather it is finished. He had completed the work that the Father had given Him to do; the work of salvation was accomplished. The perfect tense of the verb could be translated, it stands finished, meaning the work is forever finished and the finished results remain. -Dr. Paul Enns

Was there anything in you that required God to love you or to take steps to save you? Does your answer help you to appreciate the character of God s love for you as a person who did not at all deserve that love? How does that realization make you feel in your relationship to God? Do you think Christ s life was good enough to deserve God s approval? Are you willing to rely on it for your eternal destiny? Which would you rather trust in for your eternal standing before God: your own life or Christ s?