explanation yet and no identification of the blessing he died to procure for us, but at least we are agreed over the “for you” and “for us.” Second, Christ died for us that he might bring us to God (1 Pet 3:18). The beneficial purpose of his death focuses down on our reconciliation. As the Nicene Creed expresses it, “for us [general] and for our salvation [particular] he came down from heaven.” The salvation he died to win for us is variously portrayed. At times it is conceived negatively as redemption,