Life and Death in the Garden

The atonement is not a dry theological topic for the dusty halls of the university and seminary. It is a vibrant picture of the love of God.

I John 4:10 - In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Salvation requires atonement – paying for our sins – earning eternal righteousness – precisely what we could not do for ourselves.

Romans 5:6-8 - For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.