Salvation – atonement
A key Christian belief is that humans introduced Act of rebellion or disobedience against the known will of God in Judaism, Christianity or Islam. into the world as a result of disobeying God. Christians believe that The central figure of Christian history and devotion. The second person of the Trinity. is their One who saves. Christians see Jesus as their Saviour. because he came to Earth to save humankind from sin and mend their broken relationship with God.
Atonement
Christians believe that when Jesus died on the cross, he was The act of giving something precious to another person or to God. for the sins of humankind. This allows humans to be reunited with God after death in A physical place, or a state of mind, associated with God and the afterlife.. This is called The healing of a broken relationship between people and God..
In order for salvation to happen, Christians believe that God set a process in motion:
The idea of a sacrifice of one person making up for other people’s sins might be quite unfamiliar in the modern world. In the The first part of the Christian Bible which corresponds to the Hebrew Bible but is arranged differently., however, there are lots of examples of animals, such as lambs or goats, being ritually killed or sent out into the wilderness to make up for the sins of human beings.
Jesus is often referred to as the ‘Lamb of God’. This is because like a lamb, which would traditionally have been sacrificed, he died to make up for the sins of humanity.
Christians believe that Jesus’ death and The Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after the crucifixion. The rising from the dead of believers on the Last Day in a new, or risen, life. restored the relationship between God and humankind that had been broken by The tendency to sin in all human beings, believed to be inherited from Adam, 'the first man'.. They remember this when they repeat the words of the A Christian creed that was adopted at the Council of Nicaea in AD325.: For us and for our salvation he [Jesus] came down from heaven.
For Christians, the fact that God sacrificed his only son is clear proof of his The belief that God is all loving. nature.
The A Christian creed based on the teaching of the Apostles. It had been written by the 4th century AD. states that Christians believe in a God who forgives sins and makes eternal life possible:
I believe in… the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
For Christians, Jesus is the The promised deliverer of the Hebrew nation at the end of times..
Question
Why is Jesus often referred to as the ‘Lamb of God’?
Because lambs were often offered as sacrifices to God to make up for human beings’ sins. Jesus was sacrificed on the cross to atone for the sins of humankind.