The atonement is central to Christian theology and essential for following Jesus. In this addition to the Short Studies in Systematic Theology series, pastor Jeremy Treat explains what Scripture teaches about the atonement and how it impacts one’s daily life.
Treat demonstrates that the death of Christ is a multi-dimensional work within the story of the kingdom of God. While the accomplishments of the cross are unending (including forgiveness, victory, and renewal), the heart of the cross is substitution—Jesus dying on behalf of sinners. Christ’s atoning work reconciles believers to God and to one another, calling them to a life of obedience. This book presents a kingdom-framed, substitution-centered, trinitarian, integrated, communal, and life-changing approach to the doctrine of atonement.
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Accessible: Designed to be short and approachable, this text is an ideal resource for college students, pastors, and laypeople
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Practical: The depths of the gospel are applied to discipleship, community, and ethics
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Part of the Short Studies in Systematic Theology Series: Other titles include Faithful Theology; The Attributes of God; and The Church
192 pages.
Introduction: The Foolishness of the Gospel
Chapter 1: The Story of Atonement, From a Garden to a Kingdom
Chapter 2: The Heart of Atonement, The Great Exchange
Chapter 3: The Accomplishments of Atonement, A Many-Splendored Work
Chapter 4: The Coherence of Atonement, An Integrated Achievement
Chapter 5: The Community of Atonement, Reconciled and Reconciling
Chapter 6: The Life of Atonement, Taking Up Your Cross
“Jeremy Treat wants us to reflect deeply on the beauty of the cross. He wants us to see that the good news is much bigger than we thought, that reconciliation is further flung than we dared imagine, that the Savior to whom we are united is no less than the victorious King of all things. I can’t imagine a more trustworthy guide to show us this view. With the skill of a scholar and the prose of a pastor, he takes us to the mountaintop and invites us to gaze on our great assurance.”
Jen Wilkin, author; Bible teacher
“Jeremy Treat has written a brilliant yet accessible introduction to the doctrine of the atonement. He shows what Jesus’s cross is about, how the cross saves, why it matters, and how it relates to the Christian life. This is a learned yet eminently readable book on a complex topic. A great starting place for anyone who wants to wrestle with the meaning of the cross and how it relates to theology as a whole.”
Michael F. Bird, Academic Dean and Lecturer in New Testament, Ridley College, Melbourne
“Jeremy Treat reminds us of what every thoughtful Christian should know about the atonement while calling us to understand the cross, to worship, and to pick up our cross and follow the Master.”
D. A. Carson, Cofounder and Theologian-at-Large, The Gospel Coalition