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In the last two lessons, we have seen that the work of the Lord Jesus on the cross has two sides, the God-facing side of atonement and the side facing us humans, the substitution.
Now we would like to consider a wonderful effect of atonement and substitution: the reconciliation.
Reconciliation means the termination of a hostile relationship between two parties.
What does the phrase "God was in Christ" mean? (2 Corinthians 5:19a; Colossians 1:19; 2:9)
Your response:
In the person of His Son, God came to earth and made His works. In Christ dwells , or the fulness of the , in bodily form.
What is the significance of the word world in 2 Corinthians 5:19 and John 3:16?
Does "reconciling the world to Himself" in 2 Corinthians 5:19 mean that all people are reconciled?
(Yes / No)If He (God) was here in Christ, then it was to the world to Himself. Instead of counting people's transgressions against them and punishing them, the goal of His work was reconciliation!
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Bible course: Basic Bible Course 4
