Atonement or Reconciliation

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. Rom5:8-11 NKJV

 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement Rom5:8-11 KJV

The Word Atonement does not appear in the New Testament. In Romans 5:11 the KJV changes the word from Reconciliation to Atonement, due to their agreement with the Tyndall Bible’s translation that expressed Christ’s sacrifice as a ‘Provision’ at-one-moment that satisfied the wrath of God and Paid in full man’s sin debt past, present and future. This ONE single error radically Changes the Redemption Model revealed in Scripture from RANSOM to Substitution.

Atonement in the Old Testament fits seamlessly into the Reconciliation expressed in the New Testament.
Translated it means: ‘To Purge, make reconciliation, cover over, pacify, pardon, cleanse’. Basically as the Greek Word ‘Katallage’ defined Reconciliation is a ‘Return to Favor’ and this is where it Part ways with the KJV meaning of Atonement that has no further bases in Scripture. Under the Present day interpretation of Rom5:11 Atonement has NOTHING to do with a ‘Return to favor’. It is rather a:
Provision, Paid in advance and accepted by man as a legal (forensic) transaction that absolves him of sin.

Whereas Atonement requires a mere ‘recognition’ of facts, Reconciliation requires ‘Repentance and Faith Proven by Deeds.’ (Acts26:18-20) The Bible says that Christ Purchased the Redeemed by His own Blood, Acts20:28. Since REDEMPTION is a ‘Release from Bondage by Payment of Ransom’, we Receive the Reconciliation (Rom5:11) thus Eph1:7  In whom we have redemption (release from bondage) through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, (previously committed Rom3:25) according to the riches of his grace. (Eph2:8-9 not of works!)

What is Purpose of the BLOOD? NOT to merely make Provision but to PURGE, PURIFY and CLEANSE man’s conscience from the dead works of his past life so he can Serve the Living God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. (Heb12:28) In the Bible its Repentance for Remission of sin Lk24:47, this is also the release from bondage (the captivity of sin) and pardon. Together Redemption and Remission set you FREE from the Corruption of sin wipe your slate clean of past sin and Purify your heart in present service.

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Lk24:47

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Heb8:14

Christ made Reconciliation on the Cross, BUT man has YET to be RECONCILED until he Repents!

‘For godly sorrow works Repentance unto Salvation not to be regretted, but the sorrow of the world works death’ 2Cor7:10. The Provision is for man to ‘BE RECONCILED to GOD!’ 2Cor5:20, not by recognition of an event that took place 2000 years ago, BUT by REPENTANCE and faith PROVEN by DEEDS! When the Scripture says that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them 2Cor5:19, or while we were yet sinners Christ died for us, Rom5:8, it DOES NOT mean we have automatically received the Reconciliation. (or that we can be Justified in our sins) It means the He has Committed to us the WORD of Reconciliation! (read entire passage 2Cor5:18-21)     

being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, Rom3:24-25

Propitiation is MERCY (appeasement) It is translated ‘Mercy Seat’ in Heb9:5. It is the place where the High Priest would enter the Holy of Holies once a year to sprinkle the blood of the Sacrifice on the horns of the Golden altar to ‘atone’ for the sins of the people ‘committed in ignorance’ Heb9:7. Since the blood of bulls and goats could not ‘take away’ Sin, Heb10:4, this ceremony would have to be repeated year after year. But Christ as our High Priest has offered ONE Sacrifice for sins forever and set down at the Right hand of God. Heb10:13. NOW we have the opportunity of Reconciliation and Redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of ALL our past sins, IF we will approach His Mercy Seat in a Self-cleansing humility of Repentance, with a ‘True’ heart’ (without guile, all wrong doing forsaken) and full assurance of Faith and have our hearts sprinkled (Purged and Purified) from an evil conscience and our bodies Washed with Pure water. (Heb10:19-22)

This ‘Baptism of Repentance’ is where the ‘body of sin’ Rom6:6, is done away with (destroyed) being Crucified with Christ that we will no longer be Slaves of Sin. That’s why the Scripture declares those in Christ ‘have Crucified the flesh with its passion and desires’ Gal5:24. Herein is the NEWNESS of life that comes through Repentance and the Washing of Regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit! Titus3:7.

Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.  For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. Rom6:4-6

Therefore by Presenting your body as a ‘living sacrifice’ (by the Mercy of God, Christ’s mercy seat) through this Process of self-cleansing Repentance you can experience an ACTUAL Transformation that will Release you from the Bondage of Sin. (Rom12:1-2) Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Js1:21-22

The ‘implanted word’ is able to Save your soul because you have OBEYED from your heart that form of doctrine by which you were delivered, Rom6:17, exercised your Free Will Ability to Stop sinning and come Clean with God and approach Christ in broken humility in a plea for His Mercy.

In Substitutionary Atonement you ‘repeat after me’, ‘receive’ Jesus as your personal Savior, ‘Trust’ in a Provision. Nothing happens to the body of sin (the passions and desires of the flesh) it remains as the Wretched man full of filthy rags. The heart is NOT Purified by faith, Acts15:9, 1Pet1:22, nor is the Conscience purged of defilement. In reality you have ‘received’ nothing but a ‘Symbolic’ representation in which an imagined Reconciliation has taken place. At best it’s a sin, repent, sin repent condition in that you continue to sin willfully against the Spirit of Grace hardening the heart into further rebellion against God.

The Biblical Model of the Blood, Ransom, Redemption and Remission is designed to ‘take away’ sin (Purge and purity the heart) If you have Received Genuine Reconciliation in Christ and ‘sin willfully’ (blatant, deliberate, presumptuous sin) against the Spirit of Grace, you are essentially trampling Christ underfoot and counting His blood as a common thing, as the blood of an animal that cannot take away sin. (Heb10:26-30) In such a case ‘no sacrifice remains for sin’, since you cannot re-crucify Christ, Heb6:6, and have rendered yourself into a State of ‘Second Repentance’, that may prove impossible. (Heb12:16-17)

However in Substitutionary Atonement no actual Salvation has taken place. So if you have been sinning willfully under the wretched man myth, do not fret. This only applies to those who have truly Stopped Sinning have been Purified by the Blood of Christ. In the sin daily world you have YET to be Reconciled and still have a chance to ESCAPE your Corruption and Come Clean with God in Repentance.