LESSON 9*November 22 - 28 Metaphors of Salvation
SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week's Study:
Rom. 2:1–29, 3:19–26, 2 Cor. 5:18–21, 1 John 4:7–11. Memory Text:
“God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished” (Romans 3:25 NIV). Key Thought:
To summarize some of the ways that the New Testament interprets the death of Christ. No one image, or one idea, is grand enough to capture the full meaning of Christ’s death. Some people have argued that Christ’s death was a ransom paid to liberate us from evil powers; others claim that it was a sublime revelation of God’s love, one that transforms us. Some say that it was an expiatory sacrifice and removes sin as a barrier between us and God; some insist that it was a reconciling act, others that it was a declaration of acquittal. The truth is that the death of Christ is all of these, and much more. It’s not possible to bring the full meaning of Christ’s death under one all-encompassing concept, although some images are central, such as sacrificial substitution. This week we’ll look at some of the key images used to express the wonderful gift we’ve been given through Jesus’ death on the cross.
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, November 29.
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