Tag Archives: Christus Victor

Isaiah 35: The Atonement as Conquest

Posted on 05/31/2025 by Paul Pavao

The reference in my Bible at Matthew 11:4-5 … Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are … Continue reading →

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Peter Wanted to Constantly Remind Us That Good Works Will Make Your Calling and Election Sure

Posted on 03/21/2025 by Paul Pavao

Tiny but critically important post today. After all, if Peter wanted to continually remind us about these things and Paul warned us not to be deceived about the same things, then these things must be extremely important. So I wrote … Continue reading →

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Christus Victor: Atonement by Ransom and Offering

Posted on 03/05/2025 by Paul Pavao

Rather than make this post 6,000 words long, I separated the section on Jesus death as an offering and made it a second post. I am going to consolidate them into a booklet, so please hammer me in the comments … Continue reading →

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The Gospel Story As Told by the Primitive Churches and As Told Today

Posted on 12/28/2020 by Paul Pavao

Two Stories: One is the Gospel tale as it was told in the second and third centuries (as best I can tell it). The second is the Gospel tale, or one version of it, as it is taught in the … Continue reading →

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The Atonement: Q&A

Posted on 01/20/2015 by Paul Pavao

In my previous post, “Tackling the Atonement,” I told a story about Jesus becoming man, entering into and sharing our slavery and bondage, then undoing all the things Adam put on us as humans because he obeyed rather than disobeying … Continue reading →

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Tackling the Atonement

Posted on 01/19/2015 by Paul Pavao

I tried twice to day to write this post, and I deleted what I had both times. Then I found an email from a couple days ago that was sent to me by a regular reader and commenter, and I … Continue reading →

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The Second Most Important Question Ever

Posted on 01/01/2015 by Paul Pavao

I just began reading Christus Victor last night. In it, author Gustaf Aulén writes, “There are not different theories of the atonement in the Fathers, but only varient expressions of one and the same idea.” I want to argue that … Continue reading →

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