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Theologically, the doctrine of the atonement concerns atonement primarily in the narrower, biblical sense of cleansing of sin and has traditionally been treated under the priestly work of Christ.2 The message of the NT is that God, out of His great love, has provided the means of atonement for sin through Christ’sdeath:
THE THEOLOGY OF THE ATONEMENT I. Howard Marshall ‘A biblical understanding of atonement is concerned above all with the restoration of mutual, undistorted, unpolluted divine/human relationship, not with the appeasing of a God angered by the misdeeds of his
Abstract: The Atonement offers in a concise compass an inter-disci-plinary approach to the complex doctrine of the atonement, drawing upon biblical studies, church history, and analytic philosophy.
of atonement doctrine in which Christ overcomes the hostile powers that hold humanity in subjection, at the same time that God in Christ reconciles the world to Himself. This view he calls the classic idea of the atonement.
The principle of atonement is enunciated in Leviticus 17:11 – ‘For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life’. Each word in this verse is significant.
4 days ago · Atonement, in social psychology, most closely aligns with theories of reconciliation, conflict resolution, and collective guilt. Reconciliation, much like atonement, involves restoring trust, empathy, and cooperation after a conflict or betrayal (Kelman, 2008 ). Reconciliation is seen both as a process and an outcome of proper conflict ...
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The Bible explicitly states that God created and sustains everything through the power of His Son (John 1:1–3; Heb. 1:2, 3).The atone-ment is God’s solution to the problem of sin within this creation. Instead of leaving us to reap the ultimate rewards of sin and rebellion, which would be eternal ruin, He instituted the plan of salvation.
