Models of Atonement by Taryn Riachy https://padlet.com/taryn69/pomlq89x3maj0new Sarah, Taryn, Caitlin, Julianna, Jodi E Period Bible. 11 en-us 2021-12-02 19:19:56 UTC 2025-10-14 16:36:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Model of Atonement: Moral influence juliannagalang1 https://padlet.com/taryn69/pomlq89x3maj0new/wish/1925937693 This theory states that the death of Christ serves the purpose of influencing humanity toward positive moral advancement ]]> 2021-12-02 19:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/taryn69/pomlq89x3maj0new/wish/1925937693 Objections to the model jodiliu2 https://padlet.com/taryn69/pomlq89x3maj0new/wish/1925940064
  • The Moral Influence theory argues that Christ's death was mainly to guide humanity toward moral improvement and rejects the notion that His death was meant to fulfill divine justice. However, Mark 10:45 states that Christ died "to give His life as a ransom for many." This description of His death as a "ransom" implies that was to be released. While one may argue that it does in fact fit the Moral Influence theory and that it was a ransom from immorality, the ransom is also able to be viewed as a compensation and justice in mercy for humanity. Moral improvement is not specific to the effects of the crucifixion and God's mercy in such.
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  • "Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love." (Micah 7:18 )
    • Jesus' death demonstrated God's love
  • "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13)
  • "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)
    • Shows us God's love for humanity
  • "I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." (Galatians 2:20)
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  • God did not need to be reconciled to us by demonstrating his love. We needed the death of Jesus to be reconciled to him and to receive salvation. Therefore, "positive moral advancement" doesn't make any sense.
  • This is an idealized view of human potential and makes us have a diminished impression of sin.
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  • 16th century Socinians were the audience. Socinianism is an old Arian anti-trinitarian heresy that denies the full deity of Christ, predestination, original sin, total inability the atonement as a penal satisfaction, and justification by faith alone.
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