Atonement - The Debate About How Jesus Saves

from Reparadigmed Podcast · host Nick Paine

Did Jesus satisfy God’s wrath on the cross? Christians have developed a wide variety of theories to explain how Jesus saves from sin. The most popular theory in Evangelical churches, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, is considered central to the gospel by some, an unbiblical distortion by others. Matt and Nick look at the history and development of atonement theories through church history in order to understand the origins of this debate and the way it’s being handled by Evangelical churches today.Resource Referenced: The Major Works by St. Anselm of Canterbury, The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views Edited by Jakes K. Beilby, Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement by Gustaf Aulen, The Atonement: Its Meaning and Significance by Leon Morris, The Cross of Christ by John Stott, Recovering the Scandal of the Cross: Atonement in New Testament and Contemporary Contexts by Mark Baker and Joel Green, Two Views of the Cross: Orthodoxy and the West by Frederica Mathewes-Green, Reclaiming the Atonement by Patrick Henry Reardon, Word Studies in the New Testament by Marvin R. Vincent, The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion by N.T. WrightInterlude Music: Known and Loved by JOYSPRINGConnect with Us: Website Youtube Instagram Email

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Did Jesus satisfy God's wrath on the cross? Christians have developed a wide variety of theories to explain how Jesus saves from sin. The most popular theory in Evangelical churches, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, is considered central to the gospel by some, an unbiblical distortion by others. Matt and Nick look at the history and development of atonement theories through church history in order to understand the origins of this debate and the way it's being handled by Evangelical churches today. Resource Referenced: The Major Works [https://www.amazon.com/Anselm-Canterbury-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/019954008X] by St. Anselm of Canterbury, The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views [https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Atonement-Views-Spectrum-Multiview/dp/0830825703] Edited by Jakes K. Beilby, Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement [https://www.amazon.com/Christus-Victor-audiobook/dp/B01N3AOILM] by Gustaf Aulen, The Atonement: Its Meaning and Significance [https://www.amazon.com/Atonement-Its-Meaning-Significance/dp/0877848262] by Leon Morris, The Cross of Christ [https://www.amazon.com/Cross-Christ-John-Stott/dp/0830839100] by John Stott, Recovering the Scandal of the Cross: Atonement in New Testament and Contemporary Contexts [https://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Scandal-Cross-Atonement-Contemporary/dp/0830839313] by Mark Baker and Joel Green, Two Views of the Cross: Orthodoxy and the West [https://www.amazon.com/Two-Views-Cross-Orthodoxy-West/dp/B0B5Q6872C] by Frederica Mathewes-Green, Reclaiming the Atonement [https://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Atonement-Orthodox-Redemption-Incarnate/dp/B0CLM6RRK6] by Patrick Henry Reardon, Word Studies in the New Testament [https://www.amazon.com/Word-Studies-Testament-Marvin-Vincent-ebook/dp/B00DIGGG2O] by Marvin R. Vincent, The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion [https://www.amazon.com/Day-Revolution-Began-audiobook/dp/B01KY0V6GC] by N.T. Wright Interlude Music: Known and Loved [https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/9153e3c7-3544-4fac-b022-f7de4378a5a0/] by JOYSPRING Connect with Us: Website [https://www.reparadigmed.com/] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@reparadigmed] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/reparadigmed/] Email [[email protected]]

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