Alan Gross
Well-Known Member
Was our Redemption Accomplished on the Cross or at the Resurrection?
by Luke Wayne | Nov 4, 2019 | Questions, Salvation
"The central importance of Jesus’
Triumphant Resurrection from the dead cannot be overstated.
"But it was three days earlier when He shed His blood on the cross,
that He Accomplished our Redemption and paid the once-for-all price
for the sins of all who believe.
"Both the cross and the empty tomb
are absolutely central to the Christian Faith,
indeed to all of Human History, but as to the specific question
of when God’s Elect were Redeemed,
it was Jesus’ Sacrificial Death
that Accomplished our ETERNAL REDEMPTION.
"The Cross and our Redemption from sin."
"Throughout the New Testament, it is clearly stated again and again
that our sin was dealt with once and for all on the cross.
"Paul, for example, writes to the Galatians:
“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law,
having become a curse for us
—for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,'”
(Galatians 3:13).
"Christ Redeemed us from our legal guilt according to God’s law
by becoming a curse on our behalf.
"When did He do that? When He was hung upon a “tree” (i.e., the cross).
"Paul makes this point even more clear
in his letter to the Colossians, not only writing:
“For it was the Father’s Good Pleasure
for all the fullness to dwell in Him,
and through Him to Reconcile all things to Himself,
having Made Peace through the blood of His cross;
through Him, I say, whether things on Earth or things in Heaven,”
(Colossians 1:19-20).
But then further expounding this point:
“When you were dead in your transgressions
and the uncircumcision of your flesh,
He made you Alive together with Him,
having forgiven us all our transgressions,
having canceled out the certificate of debt
consisting of Decrees against us,
which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way,
having nailed it to the cross,” (Colossians 2:13-14).
"God “Made Peace” through the blood of the cross.
"There He canceled our certificate of debt by nailing it to the cross.
"It is through the cross that He has “forgiven us all our transgressions.”
"As Paul likewise said to the Romans:
“for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God,
being Justified as a Gift by His Grace
through the Redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
Whom God displayed publicly
as a Propitiation in His blood through faith.
"This was to demonstrate His Righteousness,
because in the Forbearance of God
He passed over the sins previously committed,” (Romans 3:23-25).
Peter similarly writes:
“knowing that you were not redeemed
with perishable things like silver or gold
from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,
but with precious blood, as of a Lamb unblemished and spotless,
the blood of Christ,” (1 Peter 1:18-19).
"Peter teaches that we were redeemed by Jesus’ blood,
like the sacrificial offering of a lamb without blemish
(i.e., a sin offering on our behalf).
"He further explains his point in the next chapter:
“and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross,
so that we might die to sin and live to Righteousness;
for by His wounds you were healed,” (1 Peter 2:24).
"John tells us in Revelation that even the Heavenly Hosts
praise Jesus for Purchasing (i.e., Redeeming) people for God
by His blood (i.e., on the cross):
“Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals;
for You were slain, and Purchased for God with Your blood
men from every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,”
(Revelation 5:9).
"Even Jesus Himself declared His Work of Redemption to be Finished
at the moment of His death, as we read in John’s Gospel:
“Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine,
He said, ‘It is finished!’
And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit,” (John 19:30).
"Through these and many other like passages,
the New Testament makes clear
that our Redemption was fully Accomplished,
once and for all, on the cross."
con't next, see: "Jesus was Raised for our Justification."
by Luke Wayne | Nov 4, 2019 | Questions, Salvation
"The central importance of Jesus’
Triumphant Resurrection from the dead cannot be overstated.
"But it was three days earlier when He shed His blood on the cross,
that He Accomplished our Redemption and paid the once-for-all price
for the sins of all who believe.
"Both the cross and the empty tomb
are absolutely central to the Christian Faith,
indeed to all of Human History, but as to the specific question
of when God’s Elect were Redeemed,
it was Jesus’ Sacrificial Death
that Accomplished our ETERNAL REDEMPTION.
"The Cross and our Redemption from sin."
"Throughout the New Testament, it is clearly stated again and again
that our sin was dealt with once and for all on the cross.
"Paul, for example, writes to the Galatians:
“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law,
having become a curse for us
—for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,'”
(Galatians 3:13).
"Christ Redeemed us from our legal guilt according to God’s law
by becoming a curse on our behalf.
"When did He do that? When He was hung upon a “tree” (i.e., the cross).
"Paul makes this point even more clear
in his letter to the Colossians, not only writing:
“For it was the Father’s Good Pleasure
for all the fullness to dwell in Him,
and through Him to Reconcile all things to Himself,
having Made Peace through the blood of His cross;
through Him, I say, whether things on Earth or things in Heaven,”
(Colossians 1:19-20).
But then further expounding this point:
“When you were dead in your transgressions
and the uncircumcision of your flesh,
He made you Alive together with Him,
having forgiven us all our transgressions,
having canceled out the certificate of debt
consisting of Decrees against us,
which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way,
having nailed it to the cross,” (Colossians 2:13-14).
"God “Made Peace” through the blood of the cross.
"There He canceled our certificate of debt by nailing it to the cross.
"It is through the cross that He has “forgiven us all our transgressions.”
"As Paul likewise said to the Romans:
“for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God,
being Justified as a Gift by His Grace
through the Redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
Whom God displayed publicly
as a Propitiation in His blood through faith.
"This was to demonstrate His Righteousness,
because in the Forbearance of God
He passed over the sins previously committed,” (Romans 3:23-25).
Peter similarly writes:
“knowing that you were not redeemed
with perishable things like silver or gold
from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,
but with precious blood, as of a Lamb unblemished and spotless,
the blood of Christ,” (1 Peter 1:18-19).
"Peter teaches that we were redeemed by Jesus’ blood,
like the sacrificial offering of a lamb without blemish
(i.e., a sin offering on our behalf).
"He further explains his point in the next chapter:
“and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross,
so that we might die to sin and live to Righteousness;
for by His wounds you were healed,” (1 Peter 2:24).
"John tells us in Revelation that even the Heavenly Hosts
praise Jesus for Purchasing (i.e., Redeeming) people for God
by His blood (i.e., on the cross):
“Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals;
for You were slain, and Purchased for God with Your blood
men from every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,”
(Revelation 5:9).
"Even Jesus Himself declared His Work of Redemption to be Finished
at the moment of His death, as we read in John’s Gospel:
“Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine,
He said, ‘It is finished!’
And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit,” (John 19:30).
"Through these and many other like passages,
the New Testament makes clear
that our Redemption was fully Accomplished,
once and for all, on the cross."
con't next, see: "Jesus was Raised for our Justification."
