2. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death

3. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know

4. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.

5. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice the sacrifice of Christ on the cross (Heb.7:27) “He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.”

6. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice the sacrifice of Christ on the cross (Heb.7:27) Atonement the atoning sacrifice (1 John 4:10) “God loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

7. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice the sacrifice of Christ on the cross (Heb.7:27) Atonement the atoning sacrifice (1 John 4:10) Substitution dying in our place (2 Cor.5:21) “God made him to be sin who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

8. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice the sacrifice of Christ on the cross (Heb.7:27) Atonement the atoning sacrifice (1 John 4:10) Substitution dying in our place (2 Cor.5:21) Ransom paying the price of sin (Mark 10:45) “The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

9. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice the sacrifice of Christ on the cross (Heb.7:27) Atonement the atoning sacrifice (1 John 4:10) Substitution dying in our place (2 Cor.5:21) Ransom paying the price of sin (Mark 10:45) Victory defeating evil (Col.2:15) “Having disarmed the principalities and authorities, he made a public example of them, triumphing over them by the cross.”

10. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice the sacrifice of Christ on the cross (Heb.7:27) Atonement the atoning sacrifice (1 John 4:10) Substitution dying in our place (2 Cor.5:21) Ransom paying the price of sin (Mark 10:45) Victory defeating evil (Col.2:15) Reconciliation reconciling us to God (2 Cor.5:19) “God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.”

11. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice Atonement Substitution Ransom Victory Reconciliation 2) The Way that Truth leads us  Forgiveness for our sins (Eph.1:7) “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.”  Living to serve God (1 Peter 2:24) “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness.”

12. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice Atonement Substitution Ransom Victory Reconciliation 2) The Way that Truth leads us  Forgiveness for our sins (Eph.1:7)  Living to serve God (1 Peter 2:24)

13. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice Atonement Substitution Ransom Victory Reconciliation 2) The Way that Truth leads us  Forgiveness for our sins (Eph.1:7)  Living to serve God (1 Peter 2:24) 3) The Life that Truth gives us  Peace with God (Eph.2:13-14) “Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace...”

14. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice Atonement Substitution Ransom Victory Reconciliation 2) The Way that Truth leads us  Forgiveness for our sins (Eph.1:7)  Living to serve God (1 Peter 2:24) 3) The Life that Truth gives us  Peace with God (Eph.2:13-14)  Christ’s ambassadors (2 Cor.5:18-20) “God reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation...”

15. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice Atonement Substitution Ransom Victory Reconciliation 2) The Way that Truth leads us  Forgiveness for our sins (Eph.1:7)  Living to serve God (1 Peter 2:24) 3) The Life that Truth gives us  Peace with God (Eph.2:13-14)  Christ’s ambassadors (2 Cor.5:18-20) “God reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation...as though God were making his appeal through us.”

18. 1) The Truth we need to know The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God. Sacrifice the sacrifice of Christ on the cross (Heb.7:27) “He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.” Atonement the atoning sacrifice (1 John 4:10) “God loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” Substitution dying in our place (2 Cor.5:21) “God made him to be sin who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Ransom paying the price of sin (Mark 10:45) “The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Victory defeating evil (Col.2:15) “Having disarmed the principalities and authorities, he made a public example of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” Reconciliation reconciling us to God (2 Cor.5:19) “God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them.”

19. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What we believe about Christ’s atoning death 2) The Way that Truth leads us  Forgiveness for our sins (Eph.1:7) “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.”  Living to serve God (1 Peter 2:24) “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness.” 3) The Life that Truth gives us  Peace with God (Eph.2:13-14) “Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace...”  Christ’s Ambassadors (2 Cor.5:18-20) “God reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation…as though God were making his appeal through us.”