Chapter 9—Manifold Results of the Atonement
The atonement of Christ sealed forever the everlasting covenant
of grace. It was the fulfilling of every condition upon which God
suspended the free communication of grace to the human family. Every
barrier was then broken down which intercepted the freest fulness of
the exercise of grace, mercy, peace and love to the most guilty of
Adam’s race.—
Manuscript 92, 1899
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In our behalf He died on the cross of Calvary. He has paid the
price. Justice is satisfied. Those who believe in Christ, those who
realize that they are sinners, and that as sinners they must confess their
sins, will receive pardon full and free.—
Letter 52, 1906
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By transgression man was severed from God, the communion be-
tween them was broken, but Jesus Christ died upon the cross of Calvary,
bearing in His body the sins of the whole world; and the gulf between
heaven and earth was bridged by that cross. Christ leads men to the
gulf, and points to the bridge by which it is spanned, saying, “If any
man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross
daily, and follow me.” God gives us a probation in which we may
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prove whether or not we will be loyal to Him.—
Manuscript 21, 1895
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The atoning sacrifice seen through faith brings peace and comfort
and hope to the trembling soul weighed down beneath the sense of
guilt. The law of God is the detector of sin, and as the sinner is drawn
to the dying Christ, he sees the grievous character of sin, and repents
and lays hold on the remedy, the Lamb of God, who taketh away the
sin of the world.—
The Review and Herald, September 2, 1890
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Thus, through the crucifixion of Christ, human beings are recon-
ciled to God. Christ adopts the outcasts, and they become His special
care, members of the family of God, because they have accepted His
Son as their Saviour. To them is given power to become the sons
of God, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. They gain an in-
telligent knowledge of what Christ is to them and of the blessings
they may receive as members of the Lord’s family. And in His infi-
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