Young men beheaded in Egypt. Students burned to death at an African university. Children viciously hunted down to be slaughtered. Why? Because they’re Christians. Listen to this lesson to see why a Christian has victory in death, even cruel deaths like these. Learn about the doctrine of atonement and why it was necessary for Jesus to die on the cross. See what substitution means. Find out the details of Jesus’ burial and the astonishment of the many eye witnesses who saw Jesus after He rose from the dead. Appreciate that because of the resurrection we, too, can have victory over death when we accept the risen Christ as our Savior.

Have you ever considered what it cost the Lord Jesus Christ to die for your sins as a substitute in your place? Listen to this lesson to hear many points on the meaning of substitutionary atonement. See how the sacrifices in the Old Testament were a picture of this and how an innocent lamb had to be sacrificed. Learn that Christ’s death on the Cross was a victory which He proclaimed to spirits after His crucifixion. See that when we suffer unjustly, our example on how we should handle it is Christ who died once for all, the just for the unjust.

When was our sin cancelled? When we trusted in Christ as our Savior or when Christ died on the Cross? Listen to this lesson to gain an understanding of the doctrine of atonement. Learn the meaning of how and when our debt was cancelled and its importance. Hear four components of this forgiveness. Marvel at all that Jesus Christ accomplished for the human race on the Cross and the opportunity we have to accept this great salvation.