3. Look up the following references in order to see the range of words used. How is the meaning of Christ's death expressed in these references?
1 Cor 5:7. 1 Cor 15:3. Gal 2:16


4. You will remember we said we would touch down and explore certain aspects of the countryside more closely. We shall do this in looking at the atonement. Remember that the New Testament writers' explanation of Jesus' death is made up of many pictures and the whole is more like a landscape than a portrait: each part must be considered in relation to the total landscape. Each part is necessary to make the whole picture. No one model of the atonement can contain the whole truth.
Look up Romans 5:8 and John 3:16. What is ultimately the basis for the atonement?


5. Model 1:
We will now look at the first model. (There is no particular order of priority in the models). Look at Colossians 2:15 and John 12:31. What do these verses suggest to you?


6. The first model then may be called Victory over sin and death. Christ's apparent defeat on the cross was turned to victory. Can you think of any parallels in modern life? In what ways can we win victories over sin and evil?
You may like to consult Matthew 5:39-42; 1 Peter 3:1; Proverbs 10:12; 25:21f.
Does anything else occur to you?