Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.
https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/
Passage: Isaiah 53:4-6
The One Thing: Fall guy Jesus
Is your faith more of a simple faith (like the blind man in John 9:25 who said "One thing I know, I was blind but now I see") or are you someone who likes to look under the hood of the faith and try to figure out out how it all works?
Which "Theory of atonement" resonates the most with you: Moral Influence Theory (Jesus is our example, 1 Peter 2:21), Ransom Theory (Jesus is our ransom, 1 Tim 2:25), Christus Victor (Jesus is our hero / victor, Heb. 2:14) or Penal Substitution (Jesus is our substitute, Isaiah 53:6)? Is there one you struggle with?
Why do you think there are so many ways in scripture of understanding what went on at the cross? Wouldn't it be easier just to have ONE?
Scot McKnight talks about how each theory is like a golf club in a golf bag - each with its own use. Can you think of a situation or scenario in which you would emphasize one Atonement Theory over another?
Stephen Morrison says "“Thankfully, at the end of the day we aren’t saved by theories. We’re saved by Jesus! How that happens may be fun to discuss and theorize about, but only in sight of the fact that it’s the WHO that matters far more!”. Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
Resources reference in the sermon:
7 Theories of the Atonement (Stephen D Morrison)
https://www.sdmorrison.org/7-theories-of-the-atonement-summarized/
Sacrifice and Atonement (video from Bible Project)
https://youtu.be/G_OlRWGLdnw
The Day the Revolution Began (book by NT Wright)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29587429-the-day-the-revolution-began
A Community Called Atonement (book by Scot McKnight)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1037862.A_Community_Called_Atonement