Exam 1 Flashcards
Atonement
the restoration of the broken relationship between God by Jesus Christ:
Theologian: Jesus as Teacher of True Knowledge.
Adolf von Harnack
& Nestorian soteriology.
Theologian: Jesus as Moral Example/Influence
Peter Abelard
Theologian: Jesus as Victorious Champion
Gustaf Aulén & Irenaeus
Theologian: Jesus as Our Satisfaction.
Anselm , Luther &
Calvin
Theologian: Jesus as our Penal Substitute
Theologian: Jesus as the Final Scapegoat.
René Girard
Explanation of Jesus as Teacher of True Knowledge.
The meaning of Jesus’s life death and resurrection for humanity is found in the saving ability.
Explanation of Jesus as Moral Example/Influence.
Jesus teaches us LOVE.
Explanation of Jesus as Victorious Champion.
Jesus’ victory is when he rises from the dead and thereby wins eternal life for humans, overcoming the curse of death.
Explanation of Jesus as Our Satisfaction.
The blood of Christ atones for our sins and renders us forgiven or justified by satisfying God’s judgment against us.
Explanation of Jesus as our Penal Substitute.
Christ assumes the penalty of our sin and in exchange offers us righteousness and resurrection life.
*Christ becomes a substitute for our penalty *
explanation of Jesus as the Final Scapegoat.
Sacrifice in Christianity was meant to be a metaphor, not taken as a literal sacrifice.
Problem with Jesus as Teacher of True Knowledge.
We live in darkness and cannot see the truth.
Problem with Jesus as Moral Example/Influence
Ignorance of love
problem with Jesus as Victorious Champion.
Humans are enslaved by the enemies of God (after the Fall of Adam)
Problem with Jesus as Our Satisfaction.
disorder in the cosmos brought about by human sin.
Problem with Jesus as our Penal Substitute.
We are weakened and marred by sin.
We need forgiveness of our sin and God’s help to overcome sin.
Problem with Jesus as the Final Scapegoat.
Scapegoating allows us to blame others instead of seeing the lie (and ourselves) for what it is.
solution for Jesus as Teacher of True Knowledge
We experience oneness with God through knowing his truth.
Solution: Jesus as Moral Example and Influence
When we copy Jesus and love others sacrificially, we are participating in the love of God
Solution: Jesus as Victorious Champion and Liberator
Solution: Jesus as Our Satisfaction
Solution: Jesus as Our Penal Substitute
Solution: Jesus as the Final Scapegoat
