Any atonement theory must first get a few things right about God and humanity to accurately describe what happened on the cross.
Atonement
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A Question from a Facebook Commenter: "How do you connect a dead God to ending death without using the biblical understanding of ransom/sacrifice/substitution the scripture speaks of (Romans 5:10)?" Response: This right here is my problem with Penal Substitution theories of atonement (PSA), in that
"Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins." Hebrews 9:22 This verse has been used to justify a bloodthirsty view of God. That God had no choice but to punish Jesus on the cross in order to forgive sins. But this is a pagan
On Palm Sunday, I preached - in part - on the united will and purpose of the Trinity. Quoting classic, orthodox statements on the Trinity, I said: Since the being of the Holy Trinity is one, whatever the Father wills, the Son and the Holy Spirit will also. What the