1. In relation to God the Father.
1. To do God’s will: Hebrews 10:7,9.
2. To demonstrate God’s love: John 3:16; Romans 5:8; I John 3:16; 4:10.
3. To reconcile us to God: Romans 5:9-11; II Corinthians 5:18-19; Ephesians 2:16; Colossians 1:20-22.
4. To bring us to God: I Peter 3:18; Hebrews 2:9-13.
5. To demonstrate God’s righteousness: Romans 3:24-26; II Corinthians 5:21.
2. In relation to the devil.
— To destroy the power and works of the devil: Colossians 1:13; 2:15; Hebrews 2:14-15; I John 3:8.
3. In relation to the law: Galatians 3:13-14; 4:5; Romans 7:1-6; 10:4.
4. In relation to sin.
1. To bear our sins: I Peter 2:24.
2. To take away sin: John 1:29; Hebrews 9:26-28; 10:4, 11; I John 3:5.
3. To be a final sacrifice for sin: Hebrews 7:26-27.
4. To be the propitiation for our sins: I John 2:2; 4:20.
5. To cleanse us from all sin: I John 1:7; Revelation 1:5.
6. To forgive us of our sins: Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14; 2:13-14.
7. To redeem us: Galatians 3:13-14; 4:5; I Peter 1:18-19; Titus 2:14; Revelation 5:9-10.
8. To save sinners: I Timothy 1:15; Hebrews 7:25.
5. In relation to the believer’s future.
1. To perfect us forever: Hebrews 10:14.
2. To give us eternal life: John 3:14-16; Romans 6:22-23; I John 5:6-13.
3. To save us from wrath: Romans 5:9.
Source : The Biola Hour Guidelines, What We Believe, by David L. Hocking, (La Mirada, CA: Biola Univ., 1982), pp. 21-22
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