"Atonement" - Mike Ashcraft | The Cross, Part 3
In Christ, we find the freedom of being fully known yet fully loved. His sacrifice wasn't just another religious ritual—it was the ultimate game-changer that ended our endless striving for God's approval. Jesus invites us from rule-following into relationship-building. We don't want mere tolerance; we crave genuine connection. That's what Christ accomplished—not just forgiveness but complete restoration with God. We've been made holy through His sacrifice, while still being transformed daily. We don't work for salvation; we simply receive it by trusting Jesus' finished work. This isn't complex theology—it's the heart of Christianity as relationship, not religion, putting broken things back together.