Atonement: What is the Christian meaning of this word?

Atonement is central to what Christians believe. Yet, many believers cannot define this important word. Michael Horton offers this explanation, “Christ died in our place, bearing God’s wrath, satisfying his justice, and reconciling us to the Father.” Broadly, the word “atonement”…

Thankful for “Atonement” Blogging

This morning I have been writing a critical chapter in my book on forgiveness.  It is one in which I consider the nature of the atonement and how God forgives Christians.  Of course, this is pivotal for any book on forgiveness given that God expects us to forgive one another as he forgave us (Eph 4:32).

It struck me in writing how thankful I am for the blogs on the atonement that I have followed on Adrian Warnock’s site, Peter Kirk, and others.