Search Results: Christus Victor
The “Christus Victor” View of the Atonement
Category: Essays
Tags: Atonement, Church, Essay, Jesus, Spiritual Warfare
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement, Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
…and victorious resurrection. The Practical Signficance of the Christus Victor View I’ll conclude by sharing a brief word about the practical significance of the Christus Victor model of the atonement. One of the foremost problems with the western church today is that people understand what Jesus came to accomplish in…
Atonement: What is the Christus Victor View?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Atonement, Christus Victor, Cruciform Theology, God's Wrath, Jesus, Penal Substitution View of Atonement, Satan
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement
…the devil and liberate humans from his oppression. This view has been labeled the Christus Victor (Latin for “Christ is Victorious”) view of the atonement. I for one think this older view is more biblical and less problematic than the Penal Substitution view. And I am convinced it can make…
Why Did Jesus Die on the Cross?
Category: General
Tags: Atonement, Christus Victor, Crucifixion, Jesus, Penal Substitution View of Atonement, Satan, Warfare Worldview
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement
…this victory. This earlier understanding of why Jesus had to die is called the Christus Victor (Latin for “Christ is Victorious”) view of the atonement. In my estimation it captures the profound beauty of the New Testament account better than the view that focuses exclusively on what Jesus did for…
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…interpretations of the Atonement and/or that defend the Christus Victor understanding of the Atonement. See also: III New Testament: Centrality of the Cross V Theology: Justification/Salvation VII Christian Living: Centrality of Self-Sacrificial Love VII Christian Living: Pacifism/Peacemaking G. Aulen, Christus Victor (Wipf and Stock, 2003 [1931]) 3 A….
A Christus Victor AND Penal Substitution View of the Atonement?
Category: General
Tags: Atonement
Topics: Atonement and The Cross
…is not only compatible with the Christus Victor view of the atonement (the view that the main thing Jesus did on Calvary was defeat the devil and free us from his oppression): it actually presupposes it. So, without retracting any of my criticism of the view that God needs to…
Why Did God Require Animal Sacrifice in the Old Testament?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Animal Sacrifice, Atonement, Christus Victor, Forgiveness, God, God's Wrath, Satan
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement, Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
…why would God need his Son to die to forgive us? Did the Father need to kill his Son to placate his wrath, as I was taught? And finally, how does all this sacrifice stuff relate to the Christus Victor view of atonement that you advocate? Answer: Great question. I…
Please Consider Partnering With CVM in Helping Tobi
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…part of what God is doing in Tobi’s life by helping us raise the remaining $5000. Any amount you could give would be greatly appreciated! All donations are tax deductible if checks are made out to Christus Victor Ministries and sent to Christus Victor Ministries, P.O. Box 40541, St. Paul,…
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…to a much larger audience. We also agreed that, although “Christus Victor Ministries” means something to a Christian academic audience, it doesn’t resonate well with a larger audience. (I’ve seriously been asked by people, “Who is this Victor guy?”) So in addition to making plans for a new website, we…
Hey folks, I have some exciting news!
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…to a much larger audience. We also agreed that, although “Christus Victor Ministries” means something to a Christian academic audience, it doesn’t resonate well with a larger audience. (I’ve seriously been asked by people, “Who is this Victor guy?”) So in addition to making plans for a new website, we…
Christus Victor Atonement and Girard’s Scapegoat Theory
Category: General
Tags: Atonement, Character of God, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Love, Rene Girard, Warfare Worldview
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement, Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
…my Christus Victor understanding of the atonement and the scapegoating understanding of Girard.[1] So I thought it might help to clarify some misunderstandings of my view if I shared my reflections on this relationship in a post. In the process of sharing these reflections I will respond to several of…
Forgiveness in the Christus Victor View of the Atonement
Category: Q&A
Tags: Atonement, Christus Victor, Forgiveness, God, Jesus, Sin, Wrath
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtk5a66EfFc Did Jesus need to die on the cross to satisfy God’s wrath in order for us to be forgiven? Greg discusses the role of forgiveness in the Christus Victor view of the Atonement….
Atonement, Christus Victor & Aslan
Category: General
Tags: Atonement, Christus Victor, Chronicles of Narnia
Topics: Atonement and The Cross
No one illustrates this Christus Victor view of Christ’s work on the cross more beautifully than C.S. Lewis in his famous fantasy, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. The gist of the story is that four children find their way into another world called Narnia through a magical wardrobe….
First Entry
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Hi Folks! Welcome to the first ever Christus Victor Ministries blog entry. Yeh! (bugles, drums, fanfare, etc.). To be honest, I didn’t know what a “blog” was till about a year ago. I only found out what they were when a friend informed me that a private e-mail I had…
Reviewing the Reviews: Tom Belt (Part 2)
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Tom Belt
Topics: Biblical Interpretation
…of love to overcome evil. To say more than this, at this point in my life, is above my pay grade. On the other hand, it should be noted that this is hardly unique to the Christus Victor view of the atonement. All atonement theories – indeed, I would argue…
How the Anabaptists Emphasized the Cross
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Tags: Anabaptists, Christus Victor, Cross, Cruciform Theology, Jesus
…leaders did write and speak about the work of Christ on the cross, they actually reflect aspects of each of the major models of the atonement in Church history. Yet, in summing up their views, Thomas Finger observes that, “[a]mong traditional models … Christus Victor can be called historic Anabaptism’s…
A ReKnew Manifesto
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Tags: ReKnew
…embraced a variety of atonement theories, but it’s worth noting that the “Christus Victor” view of the atonement was the dominant view for the first 1000 years of Church history. This view holds that “[t]he reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (1…
Vita
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Tags: Greg Boyd
…along ethnic, socioeconomic and nationalistic lines is a non-negotiable mandate for the body of Christ. Greg also served as a Professor of Theology at Bethel College for sixteen years, where he received the Teaching Excellence Award and Campus Leadership Award. In 2000, Greg founded Christus Victor Ministries (CVM), a nonprofit…
Greg Boyd’s Academic Vita
…Jesus Under Siege (Victor, 1995). Cynic Sage or Son of God? (Bridgepoint, 1995) (received Christianity Today’s “People’s Choice” Top 25 Books award in 1996.) Letters From a Skeptic, with Edward K. Boyd (Victor, rev. ed. 2008 [1994]); received CBA Golden Book Award in 1995; now translated into 18 languages. Oneness…
How Does Christus Victor Deal with Propitiation? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement
Greg placates listeners in this appeasing episode on propitiation. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0783.mp3…