As we come towards the end of Easter Sunday, it’s a good time to reflect on the three days that changed the world. This blog discusses three things that were changed by Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection: our relationship with God, our relationship with one another, and…nothing at all!
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There are a number of different way that you can understanding the salvation that we have in Jesus. Perhaps the most compelling for me is ‘Christ Victorious’ (or ‘Christus Victor’), a way of understanding the atonement, which can complement other views. ‘Christ Victorious’ is simple: Jesus’ sacrificial life, death and resurrection form a total victory over sin in all its forms. The victory that Jesus achieved is given to us all as a gift from God, by his grace, and we are made right in God’s eyes as a consequence. This view of Jesus’ sacrifice takes us beyond individual salvation and challenges us to take on sin in all its forms in our lives, just like Jesus did.
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