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4. Atonement and the Cross of Christ Contents 1. God’s Nature: The Basis of Atonement 2. Cosmic Crisis: The Disruption of God’s Established Order 3. The Fall Into Sin 4. Atonement and the Divine Initiative 5. Atonement Announced 6. Atonement in Symbols: Part 1 7. Atonement in Symbols: Part 2 8. Born of a Woman—Atonement and Incarnation 9. Metaphors of Salvation 10. Atonement at the Cross 11. Benefits of Christ’s Atoning Sacrifice 12. United to Christ 13. Atonement and Universal Harmony 1. God’s Nature: The Basis of Atonement 2. Cosmic Crisis: The Disruption of God’s Established Order 3. The Fall Into Sin 4. Atonement and the Divine Initiative 5. Atonement Announced 6. Atonement in Symbols: Part 1 7. Atonement in Symbols: Part 2 8. Born of a Woman—Atonement and Incarnation 9. Metaphors of Salvation 10. Atonement at the Cross 11. Benefits of Christ’s Atoning Sacrifice 12. United to Christ 13. Atonement and Universal Harmony

5. Atonement and the Cross of Christ Our Goal {181} As you study the meaning of Christ’s substitutionary sacrifice, be moved toward a greater commitment to the One who suffered so much for you, so that whether you live or die, you can do so in peace.

6. Atonement and the Cross of Christ Lesson 10, December 6 Atonement and the Cross of Christ Lesson 10, December 6

7. Atonement at the Cross Key Text Colossians 1:13, 14 NIV “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sin.”

8. Atonement at the Cross Initial Words {300} We all tend to blame others for our misdeeds. But God does not accept excuses. If we assume responsibility for our sins and have true faith in Jesus, God is willing to forgive us those sins; we are liberated from the penalty of rebellion. What happened to that penalty? He allowed it to fall on Jesus.

9. Atonement at the Cross Quick Look 1. Anguish at Gethsemane—1 (Matthew 26:39) 2. Anguish at Gethsemane—2 (Matthew 26:45) 3. Cry at Calvary (Matthew 27:46)

10. Atonement at the Cross 1. Anguish at Gethsemane—1 Matthew 26:39 NKJV “He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed saying, ‘O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.’ ”

11. 1. Anguish at Gethsemane—1 Painful, Disturbing Experience {301} “He began to be deeply distressed and troubled” (Mark 14:33 NIV). Ekthambeo (deeply disturbed) designates a highly emotional condition of deep excitement caused by something perplexing, amazing, or disorienting. It often is accompanied by fear, even terror and trembling.

12. 1. Anguish at Gethsemane—1 Painful, Disturbing Experience {301} “He began to be deeply distressed and troubled” (Mark 14:33 NIV). Ademoneo (troubled). The emotional and physical condition of Jesus was reaching new and unknown depths of discomfort and upheaval. The peace that characterized Him appeared to be waning; fear, trembling, and anxiety were taking over instead.

13. 1. Anguish at Gethsemane—1 Willing Submission {303} Jesus used the metaphor of the cup to help us understand His inner feeling. The cup is used to designate blessings received from the Lord (Ps 23:5) or the salvation He offers us (Ps 116:13). But more often it refers to God’s judgment against sin and sinners (Ps 75:8). It is this cup that Jesus was referring to.

14. 1. Anguish at Gethsemane—1 Willing Submission {303} He was experiencing loneliness—the abandonment of the disciples. And now, all by Himself, He asked the Father not to forsake Him. The answer that came back to Him from within the darkness of the divine silence was, “there is no way to save the human race.” Jesus acquiesced to the will of the Father.

15. Atonement at the Cross 2. Anguish at Gethsemane—2 Matthew 26:45 NKJV “ ‘Behold the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.’ ”

16. 2. Anguish at Gethsemane—2 Handed to the Enemy {305} For Him this was the hour “ ‘when darkness reigns’ ” (Luke 22:53 NIV), when He was to experience total separation from the Father’s love. Christ was going into the kingdom of darkness by Himself; and yet, it was there, in that kingdom, that He would defeat evil once and for all. As the incarnate God in human flesh, He overcame the kingdom of Satan.

17. 2. Anguish at Gethsemane—2 Handed to the Enemy {305} Paul adds that God “has rescued us from the dominion of darkness (Col 1:13 NIV). Christ went into the realm of darkness and experienced what we should have experienced, and He did it in order to deliver us from the power of Satan (Acts 26:18).

18. Atonement at the Cross 3. Cry at Calvary Matthew 27:46 NKJV “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’ ”

19. 3. Cry at Calvary Its Meaning {307} On the cross, Jesus was suffering intensely. But so was the Father. God was in Christ, consequently, “the omnipotent God suffered with His Son.” (The Upward Look 223). One could even say that “God Himself was crucified with Christ; for Christ was one with the Father.” (EGW Signs of the Times Mar 26, 1894).

20. 3. Cry at Calvary Its Meaning {307} “The righteous One must suffer the condemnation and wrath of God, not in vindictiveness; for the heart of God yearned with greatest sorrow when His Son, the guiltless, suffered the penalty of sin. This sundering of the divine powers will never again occur throughout the eternal ages.” (EGW SDA Comm 7:924)

21. 3. Cry at Calvary “It is Finished” {309} “It is finished” meant that the atoning sacrifice had once and for all been offered and that heaven and earth had been reconnected through it. Consequently, the sacrificial system of the Old Testament ended. “It is finished” was a triumphal shout. The ultimate destruction of Satan and his angels was fixed at the cross.

22. EGW SDA Bible Comm 5:1103 Final Words {311} “The agony which Christ endured, broadens, deepens, and gives a more extended conception of the character of sin, and the character of the retribution which God will bring upon those who continue in sin. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ to the repentant, believing sinner.”