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FAQ # 27
QUESTION 27 : How does the Bible use the Atonement by way of analogy? Since
Jesus died "for the sins of the whole world" (1 John 2:2) has
the whole world been atoned through His death? Or does the Bible's analogy
of the atonement necessitate any manifestations in those in whom the atonement
is applied?
The Bible's analogy of the atonement necessitate manifestations
in those in whom the atonement is applied; if that weren’t the case he
wouldn’t have said, “he that believeth not is damned” (Mark 16:16). And
remember “faith without works is dead.” Take these other verses:
"But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become
the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by
man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die,
even so in Christ shall all be made alive" -l Cor 15:20-22.
"...The
first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening
spirit... The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is
the Lord from heaven" -1 Corinthians 15:45-47.
"...If...we
were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled
we shall be saved by His life. (The Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Rom. 8:10). And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Wherefore, as by
one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death
passed upon all men, for that all have sinned... For if by one man's
offences death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance
of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one,
Jesus Christ. Therefore as by the offence of one judgement came upon all
men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift
came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience
many were made sinner's, so by the obedience of one shall many be made
righteous" -Romans 5:10-19.
"For
we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which
God hath before ordained that we should walk in them" -Ephesians
2:10.
"...If
Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life
because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus
from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall
also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in
you... If ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through
the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, -ye shall live"
-Romans 8:10-13.
"For
the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we
should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world"
-Titus 2:11-12.
Do these scriptures not show that each soul who truly partakes in the atoning work of Christ will outwardly manifest that new life in righteousness? God has promised us a glorious gift that the angels and Old Testament prophets have desired to look into. If we say we have received (past tense) that gift in faith, and yet have not received any thing especially glorious, then haven't we belittled the testimony of the prophets, and the promise of God?
{Source: Tom R.}
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