Quotes about Atonement
At Calvary, God accepted his own unbreakable terms of justice.
— Philip Yancey
Only as we bow in contrition, confession, and repentance at the foot of the cross, can we find forgiveness. There is the grace of God.
— Billy Graham
And this is why Jesus came: to endure the holy wrath of God due us.
— David Platt
Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
— Timothy Keller
Christ exhausted the cup of God's wrath. For all who trust in Him there is nothing more in the cup. It is empty.
— Jerry Bridges
God's wrath was not just withdrawn. It was spent. Full atonement can it be? Hallelujah, what a Savior!
— Kevin DeYoung
Because of the Cross, God can be both just towards sin and yet mercifully justifying to sinners.
— Timothy Keller
The meaning of atonement is not to be found in our penitence evoked by the sight of Calvary, but rather in what God did when in Christ on the cross He took our place and bore our sin.
— John Stott
God does not give grace freely in the sense that He will demand no satisfaction, but He gave Christ to be the satisfaction for us.
— Martin Luther
Jesus took your punishment, and God gave you credit for Jesus' perfection.
— Max Lucado
Whatever else we may say about it, the atonement fulfills the Jewish principle that only one who has been hurt can forgive. At Calvary, God chose to be hurt.
— Philip Yancey
Is Christianity fair? It is certainly not fair to God. Christians believe that God sent His Son to die for your sins and mine. Fairness would demand that we die for our own sins.
— Andy Stanley