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making possible our salvation — is called ‘the Atonement.’ The Atonement raises a number of different interrelated philosophical questions: 1) Why did Christ die on the cross? 2) How does Christ dying make it possible for our sins to be forgiven? 3) If God is omnipotent, why couldn’t God forgive our sins without Christ dying?
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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.
This paper correlates the objective, subjective, and classic/cosmic dimensions of atonement with (1) Christ’s threefold ministry as high priest, apostle/prophet, and king and (2) Christ’s self-identification as the way, the truth, and the life in relation to the Father (cf. John 14:6).
- Brandon Andrews
5 days ago · Atonement, a shared belief in many religious cultures across the world, is a complex and multifaceted subject when examining the potential benefits and detriments of its influence. The many different interpretations of atonement play a role in individuals’ perceptions of themselves, their relationships with others and the divine, and their ...
THE EXTENT OF THE ATONEMENT: A BIBLICAL, DOCTRINAL, AND PRAGMATIC APPROACH. Logan Murphy. This work explores the question of the extent of the atonement with special regard to: biblical material, doctrinal development and divergence in thought, and popular criticisms and pragmatic concerns.
- Logan Murphy
This he does in that his blood is the blood of a new covenant, the peculiarity of which is that the law of God is written on the heart. Here are the elements of a doctrine of atonement, but unorganized, because it was no part of the purpose of the epistle to expound a doctrine of atonement.
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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
