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معارف اسلامی و الهیات::
رستگاری - بازخرید
Even after we have been justified by God's grace alone through faith alone (Rom. 3:24-25), and even after being saved by the power of the word of the cross (1 Cor. 1:18), we groan inwardly in this body of weakness waiting for the redemption of our bodies (Rom. 8:23).
In redemptive history, Christ's atonement is the climax of God's long-anticipated salvation, so why would anyone want to limit it?
The doctrine of definite atonement states that in the death of Jesus Christ, the triune God intended to achieve the redemption of every person given to the Son by the Father in eternity past and to apply the accomplishments of His sacrifice to each of them by the Holy Spirit.
It consists in four distinct moments of salvation: redemption predestined, when God chose us before the foundation of the world (vv. 4-5); redemption accomplished, when Christ redeemed us by His blood (v. 7); redemption applied, when God sealed His Word in our hearts by His Spirit (v. 13); and redemption consummated, when we will possess our future inheritance endowed to us by the Spirit (v. 14).
This means that Christ's definite atonement (redemption accomplished) can never be separated from God's eternal decree (redemption predestined) or God's sanctifying work by His Spirit (redemption applied), which is connected to our glorification on the last day (redemption consummated).
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