Sometimes you run into people who call themselves Christians but don’t believe The Atonement, the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, covers all our sins.
Oh, well, it’s only the heart of Christianity. Christ paid the penalty for our sins centuries before we were born. So where are those sins that are not accounted for?
And then you’ve got the churches that are la-dee-dah about it, even worldly churches: divest in Israel and do everything else that’s cool and with-it, and win the fallen world’s approval–and Heaven’s yours.
We do need to think more about these things.
When discussing such matters with various people, I am consistently amazed by how many people have a poor grasp of all this, in spite of declaring themselves to be persons of faith. The Bible is a matter for serious study and requires something back from us, in the way of commitment.
I make sure an apply by Spiritual Soap every day – it is found at I John 1:9.
The atonement is a glorious biblical and Gospel doctrine! Strange how people would deny it and call themselves Christians