Scott Freeman

Brad Jersak on Atonement

I wanted to make sure this comment did not get lost in the shuffle:

Hey, everyone. Andrew Klager here (contributor in Stricken by God?). If you want to watch Brad talk about the book and address a few of the issues you have brought up here, you can watch him on the It’s a New Day website here: http://www.newday.org/guests/?date=2008-02-08 (just click the little red eyeballs on the right). Of course, in an effort to accommodate a general audience, Brad doesn’t get incredibly technical and therefore attempts to be more accessible in this interview. There are three parts. Peace.

I really appreciate Andrew’s bringing out attention to this interview.

I really feel that I don’t have much to add to the atonement discussion beyond what is in the fantastic resource Stricken By God? And Jersak’s essay is the most accessible of all. It also includes a compelling look at Irenaeus by Klager. I’ve only listened to the first installment of the video series referred to but it is highly worth your time as Brad deals with Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53.
If you are interested in coming to a deeper understanding of the beauty and power of the atonement then do two things:

1) Pick up Stricken By God?

2) Watch the aforementioned interviews.