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experiencing temptations provides for us the perfect example that we can triumph over the temptations
we experience.

Jesus’ Work of Creation and Salvation for Man.

Jesus’ Work of Creating
The world was created “ex nihilo” by the Word of God. “Ex Nihilo” means “out of
nothing.” God spoke and the world was created. In Genesis 1:26-27, we find the use
of the plural pronouns let “us,” and in “our.” The Holy Spirit was involved in creating
(Gen 1:1-2). In John 1:1-3, Jesus was not only involved in creating but also created.
Paul also confirms that Jesus was involved in creating (I Cor. 8:6). In Colossians 1:5-
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7, Paul states that “ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all
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creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for
him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together (Col. 1:5-7). Not only is Jesus the
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Creator, He holds all things together and sustain the world by His Word (Col 1:17; Heb. 1:3; 2:11).

Jesus’ Work of Redemption
Jesus’ work of redemption was initiated by the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. Christ’s work of
redemption is first seen when God cursed those/that which fell before God. That work is known as the
protoevangelium (Gen 3:15). Jesus would come as Savior to defeat Satan. Protoevangelium has to do
with “the first announcement of the gospel.” The serpent is pictured as Satan and the seed of the
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woman as Jesus Christ (Rev 12:9).

The Sacrifice
The necessity of Christ’s death was a result of human being’s sin. All had been affected by that fall (Rom
3:23). All stood condemned to eternity apart from God (Rom 6:23; Rev 20:11-15). Jesus’ mission was to
redeem as many as possible (2 Pet 3:8-9). To meet that goal, His blood had to be shed as the
substitutionary sacrifice for man’s sin. Paul in Romans argues that death of perfect sacrifice was
required to pay for sin (Rom 6:23).

The Atonement
Jesus’ shedding of blood was intentional. He decided to buy us with His blood and therefore imputed
our own sin on Himself and imputed His righteousness to our account (Isa 53:5, 12). Atonement means
“to avert punishment, especially the divine anger,” by means of paying a ransom, which can be money
or life. How does the work of Jesus Christ atone for us? To answer this question, five theories have
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been put forward.

1. Substitutionary Atonement. This theory is sometimes delineated as vicarious or penal, it teaches
that the goal for the sacrifice of blood or any payment was to satisfy God’s holy character and demands
upon a sinner. It is done on behalf of someone just like Christ did (see John 1:29; 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13;
Heb. 9:28; 1 Pet. 2:24). It is further sustained by the use of such prepositions as peri (for), huper (in
behalf of), and anti (in place of), which in numerous contexts support the idea of a divine Substitute for
the sinner in the person of Christ on the cross.
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2. Payment-to-Satan Theory. It was spread by Origen and taught by other early Fathers. It holds that
Christ’s “death was paid to Satan as a ransom to deliver man from any claims which Satan might have
upon him.”
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