““When he was at the table with When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and them, he took bread, blessed and

broke it, and gave it to them. broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, Then their eyes were opened,

and they recognized him; and he and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight.”vanished from their sight.”

~ Luke 24:30-31, NRSV~ Luke 24:30-31, NRSV

““I am the door; if anyone enters through I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in

and out, and find pasture.”and out, and find pasture.”

~ John 10:9, NASB~ John 10:9, NASB

“We proclaim Christ crucified.”

~ Paul, 1 Corinthians 1:23, NRSV

““The harlot, the liar, the murderer The harlot, the liar, the murderer are short of it; but so are you. are short of it; but so are you.

Perhaps they stand at the bottom of Perhaps they stand at the bottom of a mine, and you are on the crest of a mine, and you are on the crest of an alp; but you are as little able to an alp; but you are as little able to

touch the stars as they.”touch the stars as they.”

~ Bishop Handley Moule~ Bishop Handley Moule

““Justified” Justified”

= =

““Just-as-if-I’d Never Just-as-if-I’d Never Sinned”Sinned”

“Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith.”

~ Galatians 3:24, NRSV

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

~ Mark 10:45, NASB

“He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into

the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the

forgiveness of sins.”

~ Colossians 1:13, NRSV

““Atonement”Atonement”

==

““At – one – ment”At – one – ment”

Gk., “hilasterion“Gk., “hilasterion“

= =

Lit., “place of atonement”Lit., “place of atonement”

“Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the

atonement cover [“mercy seat”, NASB, NRSV]. But we cannot

discuss these things in detail now.”

~ Hebrews 9:5, NIV

PROPITIATION PROPITIATION

OR OR

EXPIATION?EXPIATION?

(Our) Sin (Our) Sin

+ (God’s) Wrath + (God’s) Wrath

+ (Our/His) Sacrifice + (Our/His) Sacrifice

= Mercy= Mercy

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”

~ John 10:27, NIV

““Therefore the law was our disciplinarian Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be until Christ came, so that we might be

justified by faith.”justified by faith.”

~ Galatians 3:24, NRSV~ Galatians 3:24, NRSV

"For even the Son of Man did not "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."to give His life a ransom for many."

~ Mark 10:45, NASB~ Mark 10:45, NASB

““He disarmed the rulers and He disarmed the rulers and authorities and made a public authorities and made a public example of them, triumphing example of them, triumphing

over them in it.”over them in it.”

~ Colossians 2:15, NRSV~ Colossians 2:15, NRSV