Essay On Substitutionary Atonement

Joseph of Arimathea, who was a follower of Jesus and a member of the council asked Pilate for Jesus’ body to be released to him so that they could put it to rest before sundown when the Sabbath started. He wrapped Jesus body in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb that was cut into stone then rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb. Some of Jesus’ female followers had followed Joseph to the tomb and saw where Jesus was laid to rest. They went home to prepare spices and observe the Sabbath. Early in the morning on the day after the Sabbath; the women took the spices they prepare to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away, but when they went into the tomb they did not find Jesus’ body. The women were trying to figure out what was going on when two male figures appeared and the women became very frightened. They said to them, ““Why do you look for the …show more content…
The official view is that Christ died to take our place for sin. Some disagree with this because it is as if the price Jesus paid was a ransom to Satan. That would mean that we are ransomed to Satan. But when we sin, we are breaking God’s law so the payment must be paid to God. Others believe that God did not have a required payment for sin, he can forgive sinners by simply choosing to. This would mean that Christ made no payment and did not need to die. God did require payment for sins, he required perfect sacrifices in the form of animals being burnt on the altar. “Jesus was a substitution in that He was made sin on our behalf. Just as the RAM was offered as a substitute for Isaac, Christ was offered in substitution for us. This is why the Bible says that He became sin on our behalf, He was delivered because of our transgressions, He bore our griefs, carried our sorrows, was pierced for our transgressions, and was crushed for our iniquities” (Slick, Substitutionary Atonement of Jesus