IntroductionThroughout this course, several topics have been dissected and given new meanings and perspectives. Having accepted Christ into one's heart does not mean that the knowledge of Christianity will suddenly appear or flow into one's mind. It takes time and study to grasp the concepts, especially two topics in general. The first subject is the death of Christ, the purpose and results of his sacrifice. The second topic is the sinful nature, which has its roots in the fall of man.Part One The Death of ChristAs a Christian, even to have and spread the Gospel, it is important to know what is the meaning of the death of Christ and what it means. this implies. Everyone has heard the story of Jesus being born of a virgin in a manger to be the Savior of the world. What is generally misunderstood is the purpose of his coming. It was not just his job to perform miracles, preach, heal, and save lives in the name of God. Its purpose was to be propitiation, “an offering that turns away the wrath of God directed against sin” (Etzel & Gutierrez, 2013, p133). He rose from the dead but without his death there would be no blood redemption. , reconciliation, judgment of the sinful nature or basis for forgiveness of sins committed before the cross. Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Veerman, 2004, p.1013). The blood of Christ was the symbol of substitutionary death and to be “washed in the blood” meant that there had been a final atonement for sin. As a Christian, one recognizes and has received the truth of what Jesus did on the cross at Calvary, particularly the shedding of his blood. 1 John 4:10 “This is true love: not that we love God, but that he loves... middle of paper... to do evil, which is exactly the opposite of what wants the Spirit. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires” (Veerman, 2004, p.1190). ConclusionThe death of Christ and the sinful nature correspond to each other. It takes everything from time to patience to study to professional advice to understand what each of these topics means. This course revealed more about the death and sinfulness of Christ than any church sermon or other course. Jesus' death is not just His death on a cross, it is His death for our sins so that His people would not have to. The sinful nature is how humans are born into sin. Through the death of Christ, sin is washed away if we choose to believe in that which results in His death, but that does not mean that one is no longer capable of sinning. Until we are no longer human, sin will always be a part of life.