1. MIKE MAZZALONGO God’s Method of Reconciliation 10

2. Question #1 What are the 3 Major Doctrines of the Bible?

3. Question #2: Yes or No God knew in advance that those in Christ would be saved.

4. Question #2: Yes or No God chose, in advance, some for eternal life and other for eternal destruction.

5. Question #2: Yes or No Original sin refers to the first sin ever committed.

6. Question #2: Yes or No Man controls his spiritual destiny.

7. Question #3 Name and three sub-doctrines mentioned in connection with the doctrine of Reconciliation.

8. 1.Inspiration of the Bible 2.Divinity of Christ 3.Original Goodness 4.Fall of Man 5.Reconciliation –Election –Predestination Major Doctrines

9. Election explains how God chose Jesus Christ as the instrument through whom He would offer salvation to all men. Review

10. Predestination describes the fact that because of His eternal nature, God knew in advance that those who would be united to Christ by faith would surely be reconciled to Him. Review

11. God always knew that those in Christ would be saved. Atonement

12. 5.Reconciliation –Predestination –Election –Atonement “To Cause a Change” Atonement

13. 1.The Problem – Sin 1 Behold, the LORD’S hand is not so short that it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear. 2 But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear. - Isaiah 59:1-2 Atonement

14. 1.The Problem - Sin 2.The Extent - Universal Atonement

15. for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God - Romans 3:23

16. 12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned — 13 for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. - Romans 5:12-13

17. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. - Romans 5:14

18. 1.The Problem- Sin 2.The Extent - Universal 3.The Result - Estrangement Man/Nature - Man/Man - Man/God Atonement

19. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:23

20. 1.The Problem - Sin 2.The Extent - Universal 3.The Result - Estrangement 4.The Solution- Reconciliation with God. Atonement

21. For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. - Romans 5:6

22. Justice Mercy Atonement

23. 16 The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.” - Genesis 2:16-17

24. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. - John 3:16

25. 1.The Problem - Sin 2.The Extent - Universal 3.The Result - Estrangement 4.The Solution - Reconciliation with God 5.The Method - Atonement Atonement

26. MercyJustice CHRISTCHRIST Atonement

27. 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. - I Peter 2:24

28. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:23

29. 9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. - I John 4:9-10

30. God’s Justice requires a sinless life to be offered, not just a good life. Personal Atonement

31. Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned. - Romans 5:12

32. So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. - Romans 5:18

33. Quality of Jesus’ Life - Perfect Value of Jesus’ Life - Divine Atonement

34. Only Jesus has a perfect life acceptable to God and a Divine nature capable of atoning for all men not just Adam. Atonement