The Doctrine of Atonement The cross means the death of sinners. We have said that we were there on Good Friday with all the people around the cross because we do the same things they did. But the New Testament teaches that we were there also in another sense. We were there on the cross. What happened to Christ also happened to us. When he died for us sinners, we put to death with him (Guthrie, 265). Actually, the cross has a dissimilar meaning for Christians because we look at the fact that Jesus gave His life for sinners. It reconciled man back to the Father, which gave us the opportunity to now institute a relationship with the Father if we so choose. Many celebrate Good Friday without really understanding the depth of what actually happened
