What does the Bible say about the atonement for sin?
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The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ bore our sins and was wounded for our transgressions as a substitutionary atonement (Isaiah 53:5).
The atonement is central to the Christian faith, as described in Isaiah 53:4-6. This passage emphasizes that Jesus bore our griefs and carried our sorrows, being wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. The doctrine of substitutionary atonement reveals that Christ's suffering was not for His own sins but for those of His people, effectively meeting the justice of God as He took upon Himself the punishment deserved by others. It signifies the transfer of our iniquities onto the sinless Christ, establishing the profound truth of imputed sin and righteousness, a cornerstone of Reformed theology.
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