The Death Of Christ
THE DEATH OF CHRIST
The sacrifice of Christ consummated the great redemptive plan and purpose of God in the earth. Our redemption in Christ is not by example, moral influence, or ethical living, but by our Redeemer’s blood and death. The death of Christ was necessary to satisfy divine justice. In Athanasius’ book, On the Incarnation, his views are in harmony with Scripture, that it was essential for Christ to die a public death, in order that one might believe and be redeemed.
On page 51 of his book, Athanasius states the reason Christ had to die a public death. He says, “If He had died quietly in His bed like other men it would have looked as if He did so in accordance with His nature, and as though He was indeed no more than other men.” Christ’s death had to be public for this reason. If He was to die just like any other man, of a disease or something natural, one would not believe in His sovereignty as God. In Romans 5:10, Paul says “we were reconciled to God through......
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