The atonement is the work Christ did in His ________ and _______ to earn our salvation (Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology, p. 568).
I. Why did He do it?
A. God was motivated by His _________. B. God was motivated by His _________.
II. How did He do it?
A. Christ _________ for us.
B. Christ _________ for us.
1. Jesus' life was marked by suffering. 2. Jesus' death was marked by suffering.
a. He suffered the pain of _________. b. He suffered the pain of _________. c. He suffered the pain of _________. d. He suffered the pain of _________.
III. For whom did He do it?
"It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things; but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion." - C.S. Lewis
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