Atonement Theory Week: Penal Substitution
Joey wraps up our "Atonement Theory Week" by looking at penal substitution ...
Keep ReadingJanuary 31, 2012
"The gospel, applied to our hearts every day, frees us to be brutally honest with ourselves and with God. The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can say we told a lie instead of saying we exaggerated a bit. We can admit an unforgiving spirit instead of continuing to blame our parents for our emotional distress. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross. With the assurance of total forgiveness through Christ, we have no reason to hide from our sins anymore."...
January 6, 2012
I'm at a season of life where it seems like it's time to slow down. Nothing is working quite right anymore. I need glasses for aging eyes and anti-inflammtories for aging joints. I forget names and what commonly used household gadgets are called. Solitude invites me to steal away (which I enjoy doing at times!) while a growing family and new church lovingly require me to get even busier than ever. The commercials say Benny and I should be anticipating retirement after all the years of being in the throes of parenting and pastoring. Sometimes I envy those who can....
August 23, 2016 | Category: Theology | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, atonement, atonement theory, penal substitution, Atonement Theory Week, sacrifice, satisfaction theory, Anselm
Joey wraps up our "Atonement Theory Week" by looking at penal substitution ...
Keep ReadingAugust 18, 2016 by Ryan McLaughlin | Category: Theology | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Sin, theology, salvation, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, atonement, recapitulation, Atonement Theory Week
Ryan McLaughlin with Part 2 of the Recapitulation theory of the atonement...
Keep ReadingAugust 17, 2016 by Ryan McLaughlin | Category: Theology | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Sin, salvation, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, atonement, recapitulation, Eastern Orthodox, Atonement Theory Week, ontology
Ryan McLaughlin writes about the second theory we are highlighting in our Atonement Theory Week: recapitulation. ...
Keep ReadingAugust 16, 2016 by | Category: Theology | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, gospel, Sin, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, atonement, atonement theory, Christus Victor, penal substitution, ransom, Hell, harrowing of hell, Patristics, Atonement Theory Week
Jacob Phillips beings our "Atonement Theory Week" by look at the Patristic theory, i.e. "Christus Victor"...
Keep ReadingJanuary 7, 2016 by Ryan McLaughlin | Category: Friends of Redeemer | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Star Wars, The Force Awakens, Episode VII, Episode IV, heroes, atonement, recapitulation, atonement theories, Rey, St. Ignatius
Our latest Friends of Redeemer post comes from Ryan McLaughlin, who offers an Eastern Orthodox defense of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens...
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