Glossary: Atonement
Any atonement theory must first get a few things right about God and humanity to accurately describe what happened on the cross.
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Atonement
A collection of 4 issues
Q&R On Atonement Theories
A Question from a Facebook Commenter: "How do you connect a dead God to ending death without using the biblical understanding of ransom/sacrifice/substitution the scripture speaks of (Romans 5:10)?"
Response: This right here is my problem with Penal Substitution theories of atonement (PSA), in that
Without the shedding of blood...
"Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins." Hebrews 9:22
This verse has been used to justify a bloodthirsty view of God. That God had no choice but to punish Jesus on the cross in order to forgive sins.
But this is a pagan
Jesus, the United Will of the Trinity, and Gethsemane
On Palm Sunday, I preached - in part - on the united will and purpose of the Trinity. Quoting classic, orthodox statements on the Trinity, I said:
Since the being of the Holy Trinity is one, whatever the Father wills, the Son and the Holy Spirit will also. What the