Start tonight with the word atonement the word atonement. Here's a definition for the word
Atonement is defined as the reconciliation of god and mankind through the sacrificial death of jesus christ
when we talk about the atonement of christ and often it's referred to as the
Substitutionary atonement of christ. We are referring to the fact that there was a redemptive
Sacrifice of christ. We're literally talking about the fact that jesus died on the cross for our sins
Are you there in romans 5 look at verse 6 notice what the bible says for when we were yet without strength?
For when we were yet without strength, what does that mean?
that means that we did not have the ability the capability to do what needed to be done and
Look when you start talking about these basic things about salvation you'll start doing away with a lot of the heresy out there
People say oh you got to work your way to heaven. Well, the problem is you were without strength
You were unable to do what needed to be done
He says for when we were yet without strength in due time
Christ died for the ungodly for scarcely for a righteous man will one die yet peradventure
For a good man some would even dare to die
But God commended his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us
notice verse 11 and
Not only so but we also joy and God through our lord jesus christ by whom we have now
received the atonement
Atonement is a word that is referring to the redemptive sacrifice
The lord jesus christ in fact in the old testament. We won't take the time to do it
But they would have a day of atonement
When a sacrifice was killed and the picture of Christ was foreshadowed in in a symbolic form in
The old testament now, what does it mean when we talk about the atonement the redemptive sacrifice of Christ exactly?
What do we mean by that? And what does that entail?
Well two things first of all, it means that we are sinners and our sin needs to be paid for it last week
We talked about the fact that the that
There was this thing called the fall of man
We learned about Adam and Eve and the things that took place in regards to sin entering into the world
Romans 5 and verse 12 says this wherefore as by one man
This is referring to Adam sin entered into the world
We talked about this last week how Eve was deceived and Adam was disobedient
And as a result sin entered into the world and the result of the fall of man was this
the Bible says sin entered into the world and death by sin and
So death passed upon all men for that all have sinned
See the truth of the matter is this that when Adam sinned when Adam sinned he passed down his sin nature
To all of us we were born
Sinners because we were born with a sin nature last week
We learned about the fall of man and the result of this the result is death
But we need to understand that sin was passed down through mankind
Through the nature of Adam we are all sinners and our sin needs to be paid for it again
Because we're kind of digging into it a little bit and feel looking at it through a theological lens
I want to make sure you understand this because
There are doctrines out there that talk about original sin
Or talk about Adam sins and talk about the fact that Adam sin has been passed down to us
And that is a Catholic doctrine that is simply not true
The Bible says that God will never hold you accountable for somebody else's sins
We are not when you're born. You're not held accountable for the sins of Adam
There's no such thing as original sin that is passed down to every human being the truth of the matter is that?
The what's passed down is not sin, but it is the sin nature
It is the nature and the ability the thing that causes us to sin is the flesh
That we were born in and the truth is this that you are not a sinner because you sin you
Sin because you're a sinner you were born with a sin nature
You were born with a nature that is prone to sin with a flesh that will sin
This is what the Bible says when it says wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world and death by sin
Notice and so death passed upon all men what passed upon all men not sin not Adam sin
Not original sin God will never judge you for somebody else's sin. What was passed down death was passed down
because of the sin nature
You were born and you immediately began the process of dying