A Concise Introduction to the Doctrine of the Atonement: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.