Search Results: Christus Victor
GB…TIME TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE
Category: General
Sorry to interrupt all this Old Testament/violence talk Greg has been writing on, but I (Marcia) have some exciting news to share. Christus Victor Ministries received word today that The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition, co-written by Paul Eddy and Greg Boyd,…
Very Random Reflections to Start The New Year
Category: General
…for the role. 8) In a couple of days, Christus Victor Ministries will have a new web site! Yes, I know we just got a new one last year, but for a number of reasons it wasn’t working for us. This new one rocks! Even before we launch the site,…
Merry Christmas!
Category: General
I and my Christus Victor Team want to wish all of you who occasion this blog and support this ministry a very Merry Christmas. Be blessed Greg…
Lessons on the Non-Violent Atonement
Category: General
…and myself (I argue for the Christus Victor view of the atonement in The Nature of the Atonement, eds. P. Eddy and J. Bielby). The one thing all of us have in common is a concern about the dominance of the Penal Substitutionary theory of the atonement. This is the…
What Does Spiritual Warfare Have To Do with the Cross?
Category: General
Tags: Atonement, Cruciform Theology, Jesus, Spiritual Warfare
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
Last week, we covered a few posts on the nature of the Atonement and the Christus Victor view. The following continues this theme, specifically looking the motif of spiritual warfare and how it relates to Christ’s work on the cross. This is an adaptation from Greg’s article in The Nature…
The All-Too-Common Montage God
Category: General
Tags: Cross Vision, Cruciform Theology
Topics: Attributes and Character, Christus Victor view of Atonement
How do you picture God? It’s impossible to exaggerate the importance of a believer’s mental picture of God. The intensity of your love for God will never outrun the beauty of the God you envision in your mind. So our mental picture of God completely determines the quality of our…
What Happens to Atonement Theory Without Satan? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Topics: Atonement and The Cross, Christus Victor view of Atonement
Greg and Nick consider the role of the principalities and powers on atonement theory. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0712.mp3…
Was the Crucifixion Necessary? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Topics: Christology, Christus Victor view of Atonement
Greg talks about how necessary the cross was. Episode 919 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0919.mp3…