Glossary: Atonement
Any atonement theory must first get a few things right about God and humanity to accurately describe what happened on the cross.
Atonement
Q&R On Atonement Theories
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)
Without the shedding of blood...
"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
Jesus, the United Will of the Trinity, and Gethsemane
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