Jul 11
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Atonement defined
Atonement is the result of Christ’s work of making his people holy and without sin so that we are made one with God. Some have hyphenated the word to show the meaning in the spelling of the word itself: “At-one-ment.” God is holy. God’s elect are sinners. Before God will accept a sinner into union with him God must make that sinner holy to be accepted. He entrusted this work to his Son, Christ Jesus. Christ said, “It is finished.” The Holy Spirit creates life in us, guides us into the truth that it is finished. Therefore the believer rejoices in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement (Rom 5: 11.)