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