Archive for the ‘atonement’ Category
Friday, February 15th, 2008
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 ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Previous entries can be found under the "Atonement" category.
Simply put, the early Christians did not equate the crucifixion with the wrath of God. The blame was not put upon God but upon those who were complicit in the act.
God's purposes were achieved, yes, but not in order to satisfy ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
I wanted to delve into the biblical passages regarding the death of Christ today but I am home sick along with an ailing wife and child. It hasn't been pretty.
In the meantime here is a quote that provides much food for thought:
Many contemporary biblical scholars and theologians argue that ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
As we looked at last time there were a number of theories that have surfaced throughout the centuries that have sought to explain the nature of Christ's death.
The commonly held view that Christ died as a punishment for our sins was not fully developed until Anselm in the 11th century. ...
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Brad Jersak asks three questions in his essay in the book Stricken By God?
--Why Did Jesus die?
--Did He have to die?
--Did He intend to die?
Over the past 500 years or so, as Reformation thought took hold, the answer to these questions became codified into the largely held Penal Substitutionary Atonement ...
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
This is a question that surfaces regularly at our house these days. Our two oldest daughters have an awareness that Jesus was killed.
Placed on a Roman torture device and executed for political crimes.
They also have been taught that Jesus was perfect. He never did anything wrong. Was ...
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