VARIOUS INTERPRETATIONS OF CHRIST'S DEATH
The
"Satanic Ransom" Theory
Mankind was under the power of Satan, and the-death of Christ was a ransom paid to Satan. (Many church fathers held this View.)
The Eradication Theory
Christ took sinful human nature, and gradually overcame it in life, and finally destroyed it by dying. (SDA, Neo-Orthodoxy)
The Martyr Theory
Died for the truth which He held.
The Eradication Theory
Christ took sinful human nature, and gradually overcame it in life, and finally destroyed it by dying. (SDA, Neo-Orthodoxy)
The Martyr Theory
Died for the truth which He held.
The Example Theory
Died to give us an example.
Died to give us an example.
The Governmental Theory
Died to display the Government of God.
To show that wrong must be punished.
Died to display the Government of God.
To show that wrong must be punished.
The Influence Theory
Died to show the love of God, and thus make us repent of our rebellion,
Died to show the love of God, and thus make us repent of our rebellion,
The Substitutionary-Satisfaction View
Christ as our substitute bore the penalty for our sin, and thus satisfied the demands of righteous law.
Christ as our substitute bore the penalty for our sin, and thus satisfied the demands of righteous law.
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