Atonement
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Atonement is how God deals with sin to restore relationship — supremely through the death of Christ in our place.
Overview
To "atone" is to make at-one what sin has divided. In the law, the blood of sacrifices covered sin and the Day of Atonement cleansed the people once a year. The New Testament announces the reality those shadows pointed to: Christ "is the propitiation for our sins," bearing the judgment we deserved so that God can be both "just and the justifier." Atonement is the heart of the gospel — the cross where God''s justice and mercy meet.
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