The remission of Sin and The Atonement

The word remission seen only in The New Testament

·       Mt 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins

The word atonement is seen only once in the New Testament

·       Ro 5:11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

·       Lev 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

The shed blood of the atonement is the blood shed for the remission of sin.

The blood of Jesus Christ is the shed blood of our atonement and the blood shed for the remission of our sins. The blood of the man Christ Jesus eternally locked remission and atonement together.

Webster’s definition of REMIS'SION: Forgiveness; pardon; that is, the giving up of the punishment due to a crime; as the remission of sins. 

·       Remission of sin is the removal of the penalty and punishment of sin through the shed blood of the atonement.

Webster’s definition of ATO'NEMENT, noun

1.    Agreement; concord; reconciliation, after enmity or controversy. Romans 5:11.

2.    Expiation; satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing or suffering that which is received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; with for. Leviticus 9:7

Remission of sin is the eternal removal of the penalty and punishment of sin through Jesus Christ and his shed blood of the atonement whereby we receive complete forgivness of our sins.

The punishment

·       Ro 1:32 that they which commit such things are worthy of death, with Rom 6:23 The wages of sin is death {earned by all}

·       2Th 1:9 everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

The remission: the forgineness, the pardon

·       Eph 1:7 In whom Christ Jesus we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of his grace; [Col 1: 14] * Acts 26:18 to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins

2Co 5:14-15 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

1John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

·       Since He died for all, His blood was shed for all sin, atonement has been made for all sinners, why are not all saved and received forgiveness?

Mt 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins

·       It dose not say for all. Why?

Remission is complete forgiveness of our sins.

·       Note how both Luke 3:3 and Luke 24:47 tie remission with repentance. V3:3 is John’s {the Baptist} message before the resurrection of Christ and includes baptism where V24:47 is after the resurrection and does not baptism.

• One must first repent {turn to God} before remission is received.
• From Webster: Repentance is sorrow or deep contrition for sin, as an offense and dishonor to God, change of mind, or a conversion from sin to God.

Rom 3:25; Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God

2Co 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ

Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

·       His shed blood, His death, His atonement, His resurrection saved no one, but made it possible for all to be saved.

Ø    2Pet 3:9, 1Tim 2:4

·       Rom 3:26 justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

·       Rom 4:25 was raised again for our justification.

·       Acts 13:39 all that believe are justified from all things

·       Heb 11:6 rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

·       Rom 5:11 received the atonement

·       Salvation is justification, the receiving of the atonement made for all and the receiving of remission of sin. One receives the justification only through by grace through faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ based upon His death, burial and resurrection. Heb 7:16