3. Atonement Soteriology includes the doctrine of atonement. In Christian theology, atonement refers to the reconciliation of the broken fellowship between God and man. This reconciliation was accomplished through the life and death of Jesus. 14 We can remember this concept of atonement by breaking the word into parts atonement We are made atone with God when we trust in the sacrifice of Christ. Under the Old Covenant of Law (Old Testament, the Hebrews sacrificed animals to “atone” for their sins orb coverb their sins (see Lev. 16). Such sacrifices did not takeaway sins, but only prefigured the one perfect sacrifice to come—Jesus Christ—the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world (see John 1:29). Under the Old Covenant of Law, once each year, on the Day of Atonement, the High Priest sacrificed animals to cover the sins of the Israelites. Christ, our High Priest, made permanent atonement for our sins (see Hebrews 10:12). Christ did not merely cover our sins he removed them. So Christ is the mediator of the New Covenant of Grace (New Testament. See Hebrews 8:6-13. Page 4 of THEOLOGY - Man 1/7/2012 http://test.missionstraining.org/Theology/Man.html
