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9 Cards in this Set
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Ransom to Satan Theory
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Christ's death was a ransom paid to Satan to purchase captive man from Satan's claim.
•Origen |
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Recapitulation Theory
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Christ in his life recapitulated all the stages of human life, in so doing reversed the course initiated by Adam.
• Irenaeus |
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Dramatic Theory
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Christ is victor in a divine conflict of good and evil and wins man's release from bondage.
•Aulen |
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Mystical Theory
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Christ took on human, sinful nature but through the power of the Holy Spirit triuphed over it A knowledge of this will mystically influence man.
• Schleiemancher |
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Example Theory
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Christ's death provided an example of faith and obedience to inspire man to be obedient.
•Pelaguis, Socinus, Abelard. |
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Moral Influence Theory
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Christ's death demostrated God's love, which causes man's heart to soften and repent.
• Ablard, Bushnell, Rashdall. |
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Commercial Theory
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Christ's death brought infinite honor to God. So God gave Christ a reward which he did not need, and Christ passed it on to man.
•Anselm |
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Governmental theory
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Christ's death demostrated God's high regard for his law. it shows God's attitude toward sin. through Christ's death God has a rationale to forgive the sinsnof those who repent and accept Christ's subsitutionary death
• Grotius |
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Penal Substitution theory
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Christ's death was a vicarious (subsitutionary) sacrifice that satisfied the demands of God's Justice, upon sin, paying the penalty of man's sin, bringing forgiveness, imputing righteousness, and reconciling man to God.
- Calvin |
