5. Through whom is the reconciliation received?
“We also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement [reconciliation, margin].” Rom. 5:11.
6. By what union does Christ reconcile both Jew and Gentile to God through the cross?
“And that He might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.” Eph. 2:16.
7. In what prophecy was the work of reconciliation foretold?
“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity.” Dan. 9:24.
8. In thus reconciling the world unto Himself, what attitude did God take toward men?
“God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them.” 2 Cor. 5:19.
9. What rendered it possible for God to treat sinners thus?
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” Isa. 53:6.