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Imitation

Posted in Church Fathers, Doctrine of God, Justification, Leo the Great, Soteriology, Theology, tagged , , on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Because as God is the Author of our justification, so man is a debtor to pay Him devotion. (Leo the Great, 16th Sermon on the Passion).

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The Necessity of Penal Substitution

Posted in 20th Cent. Theologians, Anselm, Atonement, Contemp Theologians, Cur Deus homo?, Doctrine of God, Gerald O'Collins, Gustaf Aulen, Hans Boersma, Medieval Authors, Theology, tagged , , on March 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Gerald O’Collins and many other modern scholars hate the idea of Christ’s death as Penal Substitution. O’Collins states,
“… the way Aquinas adjusted Anselm’s theory of satisfaction helped open the door to a sad version of redemption: Christ as a penal substitute who was personally burdened with the sins of humanity, judged, condemned, and deservedly [...]

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