Cornerstone Curriculum, Official Certification Edition

LESSON 3 | GOD THE SON: JESUS, THE MESSIAH AND LORD OF ALL – HE DIED / 233

b. 2 Cor. 5.18-21

c. Eph. 2.16

d. Col. 1.20

e. Rom. 8.19-23

2. Picture: hostility and bitterness between two parties, having it removed by the settling of the accounts

a. Isa. 52.7

b. Isa. 57.19

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3. Through his death, Jesus effects a reconciliation and peace between God and his creation; he brings to a final and lasting conclusion the alienation between God and humankind, 2 Cor. 5.18-20

T heology and E th i c s

Conclusion • Jesus Christ in his descent from the heavenly realms humbled himself in his Incarnation and death. • Through his work on the Cross, Jesus has laid the foundation for our faith, worship, and witness to the world. • Jesus’ death has been historically understood through the dimensions of a ransom sacrifice, a propitiation for our sins, a vicarious or substitutionary offering in our place, a triumph over Satan’s hold on us through death, and a reconciliation between God and humankind.