The Atonement © John Stevenson, 2012. What happened in the Garden?

The AtonementThe Atonement

© John Stevenson, 2012

What happened in What happened in the Garden?the Garden?

Genesis 3:7Genesis 3:7Then the eyes of both of them

were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.

• SacrificialSacrificial

• SacrificialSacrificial He was oppressed and He was oppressed and He was afflicted,He was afflicted,Yet He did not open His Yet He did not open His mouth;mouth;Like a lamb that is led to Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,slaughter,And like a sheep that is And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,silent before its shearers,So He did not open His So He did not open His mouth (Isaiah 53:7).mouth (Isaiah 53:7).

• SacrificialSacrificial ...For Christ our ...For Christ our Passover also has Passover also has been sacrificedbeen sacrificed(1 Corinthians 5:7b).(1 Corinthians 5:7b).

• SacrificialSacrificial ...Christ also loved ...Christ also loved you, and gave Himself you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma as a fragrant aroma (Ephesians 5:2b).(Ephesians 5:2b).

• SacrificialSacrificial– A once and for all sacrificeA once and for all sacrifice

By this will we have been sanctified By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of through the offering of the body of

Jesus Christ once for allJesus Christ once for all(Hebrews 10:10).(Hebrews 10:10).

• SacrificialSacrificial– A once and for all sacrificeA once and for all sacrifice

And every priest stands daily ministering And every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same and offering time after time the same

sacrifices, which can never take away sins; sacrifices, which can never take away sins; 1212 but He, having offered one sacrifice but He, having offered one sacrifice

for sins for all time, sat down at the right for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God (Hebrews 10:11-12).hand of God (Hebrews 10:11-12).


• VicariousVicarious


• Vicarious (a legal representative)Vicarious (a legal representative)



So then as through one transgression thereSo then as through one transgression thereresulted condemnation to all men, even so resulted condemnation to all men, even so

through one act of righteousness there through one act of righteousness there resulted justification ofresulted justification of

life to all men (Romans 5:18).life to all men (Romans 5:18).



For as through the one man’s disobedience For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so the many were made sinners, even so

through the obedience of the One the many through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. (Romans 5:19).will be made righteous. (Romans 5:19).



• SubstitutionarySubstitutionary

All of us like sheep All of us like sheep have gone astray,have gone astray,Each of us has turned Each of us has turned to his own way;to his own way;But the LORD has But the LORD has caused the iniquity of caused the iniquity of us allus allTo fall on Him. (Isaiah To fall on Him. (Isaiah 53:6).53:6).




And when you were And when you were dead in your dead in your

transgressions and the transgressions and the uncircumcision of your uncircumcision of your

flesh, He made you flesh, He made you alive together with Him, alive together with Him, having forgiven us all having forgiven us all our transgressions… our transgressions…

(Colossians 2:13).(Colossians 2:13).




……having canceled out having canceled out the certificate of debt the certificate of debt consisting of decrees consisting of decrees against us and which against us and which was hostile to us; and was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of He has taken it out of the way, having nailed the way, having nailed

it to the cross it to the cross (Colossians 2:14).(Colossians 2:14).




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Christ redeemed us Christ redeemed us from the curse of the from the curse of the Law, having become Law, having become a curse for us-- for it a curse for us-- for it is written, “Cursed is is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs everyone who hangs on a tree” (Galatianson a tree” (Galatians3:13).3:13).




• PenalPenal

• PropitiatoryPropitiatory

Therefore, He had to be Therefore, He had to be made like Hismade like His

brethren in all things, brethren in all things, that He might become a that He might become a

merciful and faithful merciful and faithful high priest in things high priest in things pertaining to God, to pertaining to God, to

make make propitiation propitiation for for the sins of the people the sins of the people

(Hebrews 2:17).(Hebrews 2:17).




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• PropitiatoryPropitiatory– Propitiation presupposes angerPropitiation presupposes anger




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– The price of propitiation was deathThe price of propitiation was death

……Christ Jesus; Christ Jesus; 2525 whom whom God displayed publicly God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His as a propitiation in His blood through faith blood through faith (Romans 3:24-25).(Romans 3:24-25).




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– The price of propitiation was deathThe price of propitiation was death

– The initiation of propitiation was loveThe initiation of propitiation was love

In this is love, not that In this is love, not that we loved God, but that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent He loved us and sent

His Son to be the His Son to be the propitiation for our sinspropitiation for our sins

(1 John 4:10).(1 John 4:10).




• PenalPenal


• ExpiatoryExpiatory

PropitiationPropitiation

To appease or To appease or satisfy wrathsatisfy wrath

ExpiationExpiation

To erase or To erase or remove guiltremove guilt

Directed toward the Directed toward the anger of Godanger of God

Directed toward Directed toward the guilt of manthe guilt of man

The sacrifice in the The sacrifice in the temple appeased temple appeased

the just demands of the just demands of a righteous God…a righteous God…

……by covering the by covering the guilt of the sins guilt of the sins

committedcommitted




• PenalPenal


• ExpiatoryExpiatory

As far as the east is As far as the east is from the west, from the west, So far has He removed So far has He removed our transgressions from our transgressions from us (Psalm 103:12).us (Psalm 103:12).

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