As we stated earlier it is the previous sections, the primary motivation behind the grand and cosmic work of redemption was the Father’s heart. This stirring reality, implicit in justification and imputation, is emphatically expressed in regeneration and adoption. Just as Justification and Imputation are legal terms, so Regeneration and Adoption are family terms. As…
Salvation comprises several acts of God on behalf of the repentant sinner. In this lesson we’ll consider justification and imputation. Justification Justification is the judicial act of God whereby He declares the repentant sinner who believes in Christ for salvation as righteous (in right standing with Himself). It includes both pardon for sin, and the…
One of the most important things we can remember in connection with the doctrine of salvation is summarised in the following words of Moses: “And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in…” Deuteronomy 6:23 God’s purpose in the atonement was not primarily to forgive our sins, or even to break…
Propitiation The Greek word hilasmos means “to render favorable, to satisfy, to appease.” The word can also be defined as “the offering of a gift or sacrifice of sufficient value in order that the wrath of another might be appeased”, or, “to appease the righteous wrath of God by the offering of an atoning sacrifice.”…
Jesus is our Ransom The word “ransom” refers to the price actually paid in the transaction of redemption, the price paid to release the slave. The distinction and relationship between redemption and ransom may be defined as follows. Redemption is the act of purchasing the one out of the slave market, while ransom is the…
The word “redemption” in its simplest form means “to buy back, to purchase with a price out of the market place”. It refers to “the act of bringing back from slavery, captivity or death by the price of judgment.” The Hebrew mind was saturated with the concept of redemption. In the Law of Moses, it…
