5 Salvation Alister E McGrath Theology The Basics was crucified died and was buried he descended to the dead On the third day he rose again he ascended into heaven Pauline images of salvation ID: 398006
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Chapter 5Salvation
Alister E. McGrathTheology:The Basics
…was crucified, died,
and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven…Slide2
Pauline images of salvationSalvation
Past, present, futureAdoptionJustificationRedemptionSlide3
The problem of analogy: salvation as ransom
Origen (ca. 185–ca.254)Ransom paid to the devilGregory the Great (ca. 540–604)The baited hookRufinus of Aquileia (c.345-410)The harrowing of hellSlide4
Theories of atonement
The cross as sacrificeAthanasius (ca. 296–373)Christ as the Passover lambAugustine of Hippo (354–430)
Christ as both victim and priest
The cross as a victory
Defeat of death, sin, and the devil
Triumphant procession
Venantius
Honorius
Clementianus
Fortunatus
(ca. 530–ca. 610)
“The royal banners go forth”Slide5
The cross and forgivenessAnselm of Canterbury (ca.1033–1109)Redemption as restoration of original moral order
SatisfactionHuman obligationDivine abilityThomas Aquinas (ca.1225–74)Relation to believersParticipation
Representation
SubstitutionSlide6
Salvation, sin, and Christ
SinAlienationCaptivityGuiltCondemnationIllness
Being lost
Salvation
Reconciliation
Liberation
Forgiveness
Vindication
Healing
Being foundSlide7
Nicholas Cabasilas (born ca. 1322)Threefold office
ProphetPriestKingFrançois Turrettini (1623-87)Salvation, Christ, and the redeemed life
Imitation of Christ
Being conformed to ChristSlide8
Engaging with a text
“If Christ had not been put to death, death would not have died. The devil was conquered by his own trophy of victory. The devil jumped for joy, when he seduced the first man, and cast him down to death. By seducing the first man, he killed him; by killing the last man, he lost the first from his snare. The victory of our Lord Jesus Christ came when he rose again from the dead, and ascended into heaven. It was at this point that the text from the Book of Revelation, which you heard read today, was fulfilled: ‘The lion of the tribe of Judah has won the day’ (Revelation 5:5). The one who was slain as a lamb is now called a lion – a lion on account of his courage, a lamb on account of his innocence; a lion, because he was unconquered; a lamb, because of his gentleness.
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Augustine of Hippo (354-430), sermonSlide9
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“... By his death, the slain lamb has conquered the lion who ‘goes around seeking someone to devour’ (1 Peter 5:8). The devil, on the other hand, is here called a lion for his savagery, rather than his bravery . . . The devil jumped for joy when Christ died; and by the very death of Christ the devil was overcome: he took, as it were, the bait in the mousetrap. He rejoiced at Christ’s death, believing himself to be the commander of death. But that which caused his joy dangled the bait before him. The Lord’s cross was the devil’s mousetrap: the bait which caught him was the death of the Lord.”