Thinking Christians have theorized in many ways about “atonement.” Just what it is about Jesus’ death on the cross that reconciles humans to their maker? Was it to pay a ransom? Was it an example for us to imitate? Was it a form of substitution, wherein Jesus absorbed God’s wrath in our place, enabling God to forgive you? Was it a victory over the forces of evil? Or what?
In this talk from the 2016 Theological Conference, Pastor Sean Finnegan discusses the Biblical data about why Jesus died, and lays out seven options for understanding Jesus’s unique atonement, then criticizes each. At the end, he takes a stab at constructing a theory faithful to the whole Biblical witness.
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Author: Sean Finnegan
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Bible reference(s): Isaiah 53:3-6, Isaiah 53:8, Isaiah 53:10-11, Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45, John 3:16, John 15:13, Romans 3:25, Romans 4:25, Romans 5:11, Romans 8:23, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14, 1 Timothy 2:6, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:15, Hebrews 9:22, 1 John 2:2, 1 John 4:10, 1 John 4:19, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 14:3, Revelation 14:4
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