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Title: IV' E' The Atonement


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IV. E. The Atonement
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IV. E. The Atonement
  • 1. Theories of the Atonement
  • a. Classic View
  • 1) Incarnation Gods invasion of Satans
    kingdom
  • 2) Christs life Demonstration of power over
    Satan
  • 3) Christs death Victory over the powers of
    sin, death, and the devil
  • 4) Resurrection Proclamation of victory over
    death
  • 5) Ascension Enthronement of Christ as
    victorious king

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IV. E. The Atonement
  • 1. Theories of the Atonement
  • b. Substitutionary View
  • 1) Incarnation Preparation of a sinless seed
  • 2) Christs life Prerequisite for Christs
    sacrifice
  • 3) Christs death Payment of the penalty for
    sin
  • 4) Resurrection Fathers acceptance of the
    payment
  • 5) Ascension Intercession of Christ for
    sinners

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IV. E. The Atonement
  • 1. Theories of the Atonement
  • b. Moral Influence View
  • 1) Incarnation Gods emptying himself
  • 2) Christs life Continual death to his own
    desires in order to life a life of love
  • 3) Christs death The ultimate example of
    self-denial
  • 4) Resurrection and Ascension Awaken in us a
    desire to emulate Christ

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IV. E. The Atonement
  • 2. Evaluation of These Views
  • a. Views of sin
  • -- Power which we can overcome
  • -- Power greater than we can overcome
  • -- Guilt from which we cannot obtain
    forgiveness ourselves

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IV. E. The Atonement
  • 2. Evaluation of These Views
  • b. Potential dangers
  • -- Classic view Is God deceptive?
  • -- Substitutionary view Is there conflict
    within God?
  • -- Moral influence view Why did Christ have
    to die?

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IV. E. The Atonement
  • 2. Evaluation of These Views
  • c. Biblical evidence
  • -- Exemplary aspects of the atonement 1 Pet.
    221, Lk. 747

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IV. E. The Atonement
  • 2. Evaluation of These Views
  • c. Biblical evidence
  • -- NT emphasis on the death of Christ more
    than on the incarnation

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IV. E. The Atonement
  • 2. Evaluation of These Views
  • c. Biblical evidence
  • -- Emphasis on substitution
  • -- Ransom passages
  • -- Lords Supper passages
  • -- Others

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IV. E. The Atonement
  • 2. Evaluation of These Views
  • c. Biblical evidence
  • -- Emphasis on victory

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IV. E. The Atonement
  • 3. Suggested Model of the Atonement

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IV. F. Grace, Salvation, and Election
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IV. F. Grace, Salvation, Election
  • 1. Two Senses of the Word Grace
  • a. Christological Grace
  • What (or whom) does God give us when he saves
    us in Christ?
  • b. Anthropological Grace
  • What is the relation between Gods action and
    ours in salvation?

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IV. F. Grace, Salvation, Election
  • 2. (Anthropological) Grace and Election
  • a. The pattern
  • -- God chooses, and he saves those whom he
    chooses.
  • -- But on what basis does he choose?

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IV. F. Grace, Salvation, Election
  • 2. (Anthropological) Grace and Election
  • b. The purposes
  • -- That we might appreciate Gods grace in
    saving us (Eph. 1)
  • -- That we might be encouraged as we do
    evangelism (2 Tim. 210)

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IV. F. Grace, Salvation, Election
  • 2. (Anthropological) Grace and Election
  • c. Three basic paradigms
  • 1) A corporate model
  • -- God chooses a people, the church.
  • -- Each person can enter this people or
    exclude himself from it.

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IV. F. Grace, Salvation, Election
  • 2. (Anthropological) Grace and Election
  • c. Three basic paradigms
  • 2) A moderately Arminian individualistic
    model
  • -- Christ offers the gospel to all
    people.
  • -- HS works to convict all people.
  • -- People can resist the work of HS.
  • -- Election is based on Gods
    foreknowledge of who will cooperate
    with HS and who will resist.

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IV. F. Grace, Salvation, Election
  • 2. (Anthropological) Grace and Election
  • c. Three basic paradigms
  • 3) A moderately Calvinistic individualisti
    c model
  • -- Christ offers the gospel to all
    people.
  • -- If people have the power to resist HSs
    work successfully, then all people will resist.
  • -- God elects some to salvation, based on the
    kind intention of his own will.
  • -- HS works in the lives of these people so
    that they will believe and be saved.

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IV. F. Grace, Salvation, Election
  • 2. (Anthropological) Grace and Election
  • d. Evaluation Biblical questions
  • -- Does the HS work to convict everyone?
  • -- What is the basis for predestination
    in the NT?
  • -- How sinful are we?

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IV. F. Grace, Salvation, Election
  • 2. (Anthropological) Grace and Election
  • d. Evaluation Theological questions?
  • -- Is free will nullified in the third
    model?
  • -- Is God unjust in the third model?
  • -- Is Gods sovereignty limited in the
    first and second models?

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IV. F. Grace, Salvation, Election
  • 2. (Anthropological) Grace and Election
  • e. Conclusions

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IV. G. The Christian Church
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IV. G. The Christian Church
  • 1. Tensions in the Understanding of the Church
  • a. Body vs. Building
  • b. Society of saints vs. School for sinners
  • c. Unity vs. purity

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IV. G. The Christian Church
  • 1. Tensions in the Understanding of the Church
  • d. The dispute over the primacy of Peter
  • e. Visible vs. Invisible
  • f. Local vs. Universal

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IV. G. The Christian Church
  • 2. Major Models of the Church
  • a. Mystic Organism formed by HSs action in
    the world
  • b. Hierarchy/Organization ordained by Christ
    and headed by Peters successors
  • c. Place where the Word is truly preached and
    the sacraments duly administered
  • d. Society composed of those who have
    responded to God through faith and obedience

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IV. G. The Christian Church
  • 3. Major Views on Church Structure
  • a. Episcopal
  • B. Presbyterian
  • C. Congregational

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IV. G. The Christian Church
  • 4. A question
  • How important is organizational unity?

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IV. G. The Christian Church
  • (Aside) The Sacraments
  • What does efficacy mean from a Protestant
    perspective?
  • Can a sacrament be invalid?

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IV. H. The Kingdom of God
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IV. H. The Kingdom of God
  • 1. The King and the Kingdom
  • a. Christ is a king

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IV. H. The Kingdom of God
  • 1. The King and the Kingdom
  • a. Christ is a king
  • b. The present aspect of Christs kingdom
  • -- Inward
  • -- Spiritual

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IV. H. The Kingdom of God
  • 1. The King and the Kingdom
  • a. Christ is a king
  • b. The present aspect of Christs kingdom
  • c. The future aspect of Christs kingdom
  • -- Universal
  • -- Acknowledged by all

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IV. H. The Kingdom of God
  • 2. The Return of Christ
  • -- Visible
  • -- Personal

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IV. H. The Kingdom of God
  • 3. The Purposes of Christs Return
  • To make his rule clear to all, by
  • completely defeating the forces opposed to
    him.
  • judging people and angels.
  • ushering in the eternal state of fellowship
    with him or separation from him.

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IV. H. The Kingdom of God
  • 3. a. Complete defeat of forces opposed to him

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IV. H. The Kingdom of God
  • 3. b. Judgment of people and angels

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IV. H. The Kingdom of God
  • 3. c. Ushering in the eternal state
  • 1) Hell
  • -- Deprivation
  • -- Eternal
  • -- Conscious

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IV. H. The Kingdom of God
  • 3. c. Ushering in the eternal state
  • 2) Heaven
  • -- Perfect healing
  • -- Perfect fellowship
  • -- Perfect vision
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