Virginia Embleton Daniel Lloyd REL 123 14 June 2015 Explaining the Doctrine of Atonement, Erroneous Theories and Jesus’s Incarnation The Doctrine of Atonement is a very important part of what the Christian Church believes. It lies at the very heart of the Christian system, and even Paul the Apostle exclaimed that “For I deliver unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; And that he was buried, and that He rose again
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What is the Atonement? The word atonement isn't used as much in the local, contemporary church as it once was in the Early Church. Atonement is the sacrifice Jesus Christ made to help us overcome sin, adversity, and death. Jesus’s atoning sacrifice took place in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross at Calvary. He paid the price for our sins, took upon Himself death, and was resurrected. The Atonement is the supreme expression of the love of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Without this expression
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after the movie directed by Mel Gibson, The Passion of the Christ, had made its way into theaters. This movie allowed people to see and experience Jesus’ death in a new way that portrayed the crucifixion as much more than just a victory; rather it showed how Jesus suffered on the cross. Through reading this article it is evident that Jesus’ death is a controversial topic; yet no matter how much debating takes place, everyone can see that Jesus had to die. The only question left it, why? One way to begin
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triangulated the whole concept of salvation on the concept of incarnation of the person of Jesus Christ, the holy son of God who was born of a woman for the sake of the plan of salvation of mankind, and the idea of atonement of sins that was the result of the death of Christ. His disposition about the whole plan of salvation, as believed by majority in the Christian faith, is tethered on the person of Jesus Christ though the father - God the creator. The significance of Anselm’s philosophical view of
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understand Jesus Christ and the crucifixion has been a common concern for Christians throughout history. I agree that the significance of Jesus is “constantly being reinterpreted based on one’s sociocultural, historical, and political context” (Jones/Lakeland 163). Human beings perceive and figure out the world through their experiences and encounters. Therefore, it is logical that the understanding of Jesus throughout history has and continues to change. Theses understandings of Jesus’ purpose have
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The ransom theory of the atonement was founded by theologian Origen of Alexandria. This theory was very dominant in the early Christian church and has also been called the "Classic" theory of the atonement. It is pulled from several scriptures in the Bible referring to Christ’s death on the cross as a ransom.According to this view, Satan established some sort of control over humanity when Adam and Eve sinned and held humanitycaptive. So, God had to literally “make a deal with the devil”in able to
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THE DESTINY OF THE UNEVANGELIZED DEBATE PRESENTED TO PROFESSOR OGEDI OMENYINMA FOR THEO 350 – DO4 BY REV. JOSEPH T. WHITAKER, III LU23755920 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA JULY 31, 2014 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 NO
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which many religious concepts are support are atonement and incarnation. In the bible, incarnation and atonement became satisfaction and a sacrifice to God or a way in with him. Jesus, who is the son of God born of the Virgin Mary, came to earth with a purpose. His purpose was to protect mankind from themselves and restore the world to a loving and compassionate place, like that of which God had for humanity despite the corruptness of the world. Jesus was initially a man brought here by his father
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by virtue of his omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence, to do whatever He desires with His creation. It also maintains that within the Bible are the following teachings: That God, by his sovereign grace predestines people into salvation; that Jesus died only for those predestined; that God regenerates the individual where he is then able and wants to choose God; and that it is impossible for those who are redeemed to lose their salvation.” (Slick) Calvinism has five points which can be known
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Why is the Cross at the heart of Christian Anthropology? Christian Anthropology is the study of humans and Theology is the study of God. Jesus Christ was 100% God and 100% man. Accordingly Jesus can be studied in both Anthropology and Theology. Therefore the cross is at the heart of Anthropology because it is the study of Jesus God-man and humans who crucified Him on the cross. Christian Anthropology is a word made with two Greek words, Anthropos meaning “man” and logos meaning “word, matter, or
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