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77 Questions about the Atonement (Q&A #56)

56.     Didn’t the Resurrection prove that our salvation was completed at the Cross?

Far from it!  Much rather, Christ’s Resurrection itself constituted his salvation from the death of the Cross, and that rescue embraces our salvation as well.  What was finished at the Cross was the Lord’s covenantal obedience to God’s express desire and faithfulness to his promises in accord with the Scriptures, in other words, the Son of Mankind’s nonpareil revelation to the world of his invisible Father’s supreme desire for human conduct—graciousness and truth/troth!  It was this flawless perfection that made him worthy of a mighty Resurrection and subsequent enthronement with his Father, plus his inheritance of the created universe.  So in addition to everything else, he constitutes our perpetual Model and Exemplar of authentic divine sonship, whereas his own Spirit of sonship abides as our personal Life Coach.  Suit up!

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