By Steve

A quote:
My thoughts on atonement today are not mine at all, this entire entry are words by Scot Mcknight:

The first understanding of Jesus is a complex story of both personal redemption and ecclesial (church) recreation: it is the story of liberation from sin and oppression so God's people can live in the new community just as they were designed by God to live. Jesus' mission to establish the kingdom, a society in which God's will would be done, is why he dies. He understands his death as the atoning work of God to create a society , an ecclesial community, in which God's will could be done. He came to liberate his people from their sins and the world's unjust systems. He accomplishes that liberation by entering into enemy territory (sin and enslavement), by being captured to the point of death instead of and for the benefit of others, and by escaping from that captivity through the resurrection.

This begins to get at the heart, the point and the purpose of atonement...and it's much more than just a theory...or something to believe.

So just what is it, and what does it mean to live it?

See you next Thursday!