OFFICIAL STATEMENT
"In Christ's life of perfect obedience to God's will, His suffering, death, and resurrection, God provided the only means ofatonement for human sin, so that those who by faith accept this atonement may have eternal life, and the whole creationmay better understand the infinite and holy love of the Creator. This perfect atonement vindicates the righteousness ofGod's law and the graciousness of His character; for it both condemns our sin and provides for our forgiveness. The deathof Christ is substitutionary and expiatory, reconciling and transforming. The bodily resurrection of Christ proclaims God'striumph over the forces of evil, and for those who accept the atonement assures their final victory over sin and death. Itdeclares the Lordship of Jesus Christ, before whom every knee in heaven and on earth will bow." (Gen. 3:15; Ps. 22:1; Isa. 53;John 3:16; 14:30; Rom. 1:4; 3:25; 4:25; 8:3, 4; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4, 20-22; 2 Cor. 5:14, 15, 19-21; Phil. 2:6-11; Col. 2:15; 1 Peter 2:21,22; 1 John 2:2; 4:10.)