With His sacrifice, Christ paid the penalty of man’s sin, bringing forgiveness, imputing righteousness, and reconciling man to God. Those who hold this view believe that every aspect of man—his mind, will, and emotions—have been corrupted by sin and that man is totally depraved and spiritually dead.
Mtazamo huuu unashikilia kuwa kifo cha Kristo kililipa fidia ya dhambi na kwamba kwa njia ya imani mwanadamu anaweza kukubali badala ya Kristo kama malipo kwa ajili ya dhambi. Mtazamo huu wa upatanisho wafungamana kwa usahihi zaidi na maandiko katika mtazamo wake wa dhambi, asili ya mwanadamu, na matokeo ya kifo cha Kristo juu ya msalaba. Rudi kwa ukurasa wa nyumbani wa Kiswahili Nadharia mbalimbali juu ya upatanisho ndio gani?