February 12th: atonement pt. 2 Flashcards
atonement
16th century word, means at one with
gnostic gospel
no crucifixion
gnostic gospel
emphasis on the divine, while refusing to acknowledge the humanity
according to the gnostics, the cross is
scandalous
not dignified
humiliation, ultimate rejection
sin is two things
things we do
a power and a presence
doctrine of atonement
the cross takes the place of ot sacrifices
is victory of sin
the atonement is too mysterious, will not be addressed
an exam question!
Christus viktor
Christ is victorious
Jesus is undoing the actions of his life
Adam in Romans 5
Jesus is
the second Adam
ransom theory
satan didn’t know what he was getting into
rectitudo
to make right
emphasis of rectitudo on
punishment and the payment of death
moral example theory
Christ is our example even unto the point of death
emmanuel Kant
atonement cannot be controlled by us, the only limitation to this is that we are making an excuse