Question 12: Why Did Jesus Have To Die?

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Question 12: Did Jesus really have to die? Was there no other way? What did his death really accomplish?

Answer: All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. We have offended and alienated God by our sin. We need atonement to be made for us. Jesus, in his perfect life and death accomplished atonement. That means that he forever removed the effects of the curse and purchased the blessings of salvation.

1. WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ATONEMENT?

--- A. Love
--- B. Justice

2. WAS THE ATONEMENT REALLY NECESSARY?

--- A. No, because God didn't need to save any
--- B. Yes, because God chose to save us

3. THE NATURE OF THE ATONEMENT

--- A. It was towards the Father
--- B. Christ's obedience was for us
--- C. Christ's suffering was for us
--- --- i. In all of His life
--- --- ii. In His crucifixion and death

4. THE FINALITY OF THE ATONEMENT

--- A. Christ's work was finished on the cross
--- B. Images of the atonement completed
--- --- i. Penal Substitution
--- --- ii. Redemption
--- --- iii. Reconciliation
--- --- iv. Christus Victor
--- --- v. Christus Exemplus

5. APPLICATION

--- A. Humility
--- B. Freedom
--- C. Delight