Today is Easter, and in recognition of this holiday I thought it appropriate to tell you about
The Atonement by Loraine Boatner, which is free today in the Kindle format from the Monergism website.
Reviewed by Pearl Luke Bitter Lake, like
Atonement by Ian McEwan, is a novel about the mistakes of youth and how the psychological clanging of unacknowledged
Suggested reading: The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear; The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally; Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones; Somewhere in France by Jennifer Robson; A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin; All the Light We Can not See by Anthony Doerr; Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle; Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks;
Atonement by Ian McEwan; The Night Watch by Sarah Waters; Lucky Us by Amy Bloom; The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst; The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West; All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque; How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn.
According to them, He made
atonement by sweating blood in the Garden of Gesthemane, and it will only help pay for our sins after it's been determined that we've done all we possibly could have to save ourselves through our good works.
Third, CAR undercuts the doctrine of
the atonement by denying that God commanded animal sacrifices or that Christ was the lamb of God that would take away the sin of the world (John 1:29).
Since the fall, humanity is also in need of restoration and
atonement by a further and radical gift of mercy in Christ.
Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of
Atonement by Gustaf Aulen
We may compare to some extent the therapeutic value in the traditional celebration of Good Friday by the Christian and of the Day of
Atonement by the Jew.
For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a sacrifice of
atonement by his blood, effective through faith.
Now we come to the key phrase: «whom God put forward as a sacrifice of
atonement by his blood, effective through faith.»
God chose to reconcile his enemies and accomplish
the atonement by nonviolent, suffering love.
17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes
atonement by the life.
Jesus is painted as
an atonement by Paul — however — what that atonement actually means is truly up for deeper discussion since in the Torah that sacrifice (of the once a year for the community) was for all people there — for their sins committed in ignorance (or by accident).
Not exact matches
Obviously, today's followers of Paul et al's «magic - man» are also a bit on the odd side believing in all the Christian mumbo jumbo about bodies resurrecting, and exorcisms, and miracles, and «magic - man
atonement, and infalliable, old, European, white men, and 24/7 body / blood sacrifices followed
by consumption of said sacrifices.
I mean, think about it... it's a sin that is either covered or not covered
by Jesus» sacrifice (if you believe in the
atonement).
Obviously, today's followers / singers of Paul et al's «magic - man» are also a bit on the odd side believing in all the Christian mumbo jumbo about virgin births and bodies resurrecting, and exorcisms, and miracles, and «magic - man
atonement, and infallible, old, European, white men, and 24/7 body / blood sacrifices followed
by consumption of said sacrifices.
(
By the way, we believe in pre-mortal existence where we were born as spirit children, which we also believe in every living thing having a soul two but anyways thats not revelant...) Which was when they were at the «drawing board» of the plan of Earth and everything and how they were going to do everything i.e. who was going to be the savior (because every body needs an
atonement so we can go back and repent).
We understand the statement that «we are justified
by grace through faith because of Christ» in terms of the substitutionary
atonement and imputed righteousness of Christ, leading to full assurance of eternal salvation; we seek to testify in all circumstances and contexts to this, the historic Protestant understanding of salvation
by faith alone (sola fide).
Beware the Mormon who smiles and will not answer — he has taken the oath of Blood
Atonement — agreeing to sacrifice your life if secrets are revealed, okay to slit my throat if I am deemed a sinner
by the church because that is the only way to save me.
So we can say — «I am saved
by Christ's
atonement» and now nothing else matters?
We need to resist sickness and,
by faith, submit ourselves to healing, which is from God through the
atonement of Christ.
If
by God is meant the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, who redeems his children
by the
atonement and sacrifice of his Son Jesus Christ according to the predestined plan of salvation revealed in the Bible and ascribed to
by the Christian churches, then the answer obviously is No — Schweitzer does not believe in God.
Since Jesus atoned for our sins
by carrying love for enemy to the ultimate degree, a refusal to follow his example at this point not only involves a denial of scriptural authority; it also constitutes a questionable doctrine of the
atonement.
Even the misuse of blood was punishable
by death under the Mosaic law, with it to be used only for
atonement.
Even at the
atonement (and I agree with Jeremy that penal substitutionary theory is not the best explanation of the
atonement) the beatings and mockings were perpetrated
by the Romans and were not necessarily part of the reconciliation of the world to God.
By saying there is no room for «personal salvation» in your understanding of Jesus» teaching and then claiming that personal salvation gets us to the topic of
atonement theory — what was it that you were wanting to say if not making a link between
atonement theory and salvation?
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atonement, Books
by Jeremy Myers, Books I'm Writing, crucifixion of Jesus, death of Jesus, Kindle, Nothing But the Blood of Jesus
Jews are taught early that the
atonement of Yom Kippur must be preceded
by the effort to reconcile with persons one has hurt, and that it is forbidden to be callous when approached for forgiveness.
I also personally believe that both Calvinists and Arminians limit
atonement, one
by limiting it to the elect (Calvinists) and the other
by limiting it to only those who will choose to believe (Arminians).
Following this explanation of the Non-Violent
atonement, I provide 10 areas of theology that are affected
by the Non-Violent
atonement.
According to McKnight, in the New Testament, «gospeling was not driven
by the salvation story or the
atonement story» (though that was certainly a part of it).
All this, which is only a part of what ought to be said about the
Atonement, is not irrelevant to our discussion; for like Professor MacKinnon, though in a rather different way, I want to lay the greatest emphasis on the decisiveness and uniqueness of the Cross and the Resurrection In both these acts of God, however, I find no inconsistency between their decisiveness and «objectivity» and the fact that they are directed towards men: the former as conveying to them the divine acceptance which is also judgement, the latter
by bringing to them, in the Easter experiences, the active presence of the living Lord.
The issue is that
by reason we often only grasp the
atonement character of Jesus» sacrifice, and that could cause that we become worse instead of better after conversion.
It encourages the emancipation of slaves
by giving them the possibility of purchasing their freedom, it urges that part of zakat be given to slaves to help them free themselves, and it offers the possibility of
atonement for certain sins, such as having sexual intercourse during fasting days,
by releasing slaves.
Leviticus 23: 27Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of
atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made
by fire unto the LORD.
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atonement,
atonement of God, Books
by Jeremy Myers, Books I'm Writing, christus victor, non-violent
atonement, violence of God, violence of Scripture
While it is true that the event of the Crucifixion, or the movement of the universal process of
atonement, reveals the self - estrangement of God, a polarity manifesting itself in the yawning chasm between the Father and the Son, a consistent and radical form of faith must never fall into a nondialectical dualism
by wholly isolating the alien God and the incarnate Word.
Yorck gives
by way of illustration a re-interpretation of the doctrines of original sin and the
atonement.
Designed to test Warren's doctrine on everything from the sovereignty of God, to unconditional election, to substitutionary
atonement, to homosexuality, the interview was seen
by Piper as proof that Rick Warren was indeed a «doctrinally sound» evangelist.
We simply do not know what the doctrines of
atonement, incarnation and redemption mean until we understand what they mean for persons shaped
by this historical milieu.
And somehow,
by our life of
atonement, prayer, uncompromising love, we become an unseen light.
Neurotic guilt can be alleviated temporarily
by compulsive self - punishing
atonement devices.
If you have some extra reading time this week and are curious about N.T. Wright and the New Perspectives on Paul, check out this lengthy (and older) article
by Wright that clarifies his position on substitutionary
atonement.
These doctrines were justification
by faith in Christ; sanctification / Spirit - baptism as a subsequent work of grace; divine healing as part of Christ's
atonement; and the literal premillennial return of Christ at the end of the church era.
The Particular Baptists, on the other hand, were strict Calvinists who agreed with the doctrines propounded
by the Synod of Dort (1618 «19), with its assertions of Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited
atonement, the Irresistibility of grace, and the Perseverance of the saints (TULIP).
Eternal life, however, will show light on all things, and we must believe in God, and the saving power of the
atonement made possible
by Jesus Christ.
For example, if one breaks a word contract, that is, one made simply
by word of mouth, he shall be beaten with six hundred stripes and his next of kin is answerable for his
atonement.
You need blood
atonement, and that was made provision for
by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
«Numberless, simple but very practical questions were asked
by them, not in a cavilling spirit, like the Brahmins and Vedantists of the plains, but on the
atonement, fall of man, sin, misery, future punishment, etc..
Gerstenberger wants to explain what he has called Leviticus's technology of «
atonement»
by associating it with other «
atonement situations» in the Bible.