Elder Paul Blair – Atonement

posted in: Sermons | 0

Atonement and Reconciliation is the overwhelming theme of the whole Bible, both OT and NT. Atonement is basically satisfying what justice demands, “righting a wrong”, or settling a grievance.  For reconciliation to be made, the aggrieved party must be satisfied. God is the aggrieved party. God never needed to be reconciled to man, man needed to be reconciled to God. But what wrong did Jesus right?  What grievance did He settle?  What did Divine justice demand? And what could satisfy it?

Download Audio File