Atonement in Ministry
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Practical questions related to ministry, as well as people’s emotional development and spiritual formation.
Atonement in Ministry: Introduction
Atonement theology is a foundational, stabilizing root of Christian thought and ministry. Here are basic questions that commonly come up, usually in evangelism: Does God love your non-Christian friend? Is God complicit with human evil? What is hell? Is God’s justice restorative or retributive? Does our view of God impact our activity in social justice? How does God motivate us? Etc. Helpful for anyone who wonders if theology ever impacts practical ministry.
Atonement in Ministry: Emotional Development
A deeper dive into Scriptures relating to the emotional life. How does medical substitutionary atonement shape our emotional life, compared to penal substitutionary atonement?