Vicarious Atonement
He stood in our place, bearing what was ours so that what was his might become ours
Vicarious atonement holds that Christ acted and suffered on humanity's behalf, in its place, to accomplish salvation. It draws on the suffering servant of Isaiah 53 and Paul's words that God made him who knew no sin to be sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21). The broad conviction that Christ saves "for us" is widely shared; the contested part lies in the specific mechanisms, such as penal or satisfaction theories, which the traditions explain differently.
How it traveled
- 1 PeterRome · 64explains
- HebrewsRome · 67explains
- RomansCorinth · 67explains
- GalatiansEphesus · 67explains
- 2 CorinthiansPhilippi · 67explains
- EphesiansRome · 67explains
- MatthewAntioch · 80explains
- LukeRome · 84explains
- JohnEphesus · 100explains
- The First ApologyRome · 165explains
- Against Heresies: Book VLyons · 202explains
- Against Heresies: Book IIILyons · 202explains
- The Epistle of BarnabasAlexandria · 220explains
- The Incarnation of the WordAlexandria · 373explains
- Homilies on Second CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and EphesiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and PhilemonConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the HebrewsConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on First CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. JohnConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Expositions on the Book of PsalmsHippo Regius · 430explains
- A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of InfantsHippo Regius · 430explains
- On the Holy TrinityHippo Regius · 430explains
- Reply to Faustus the ManichæanHippo Regius · 430explains
- The EnchiridionHippo Regius · 430explains
- The Letters and Sermons of Leo the GreatRome · 461explains
- Anselm's Cur Deus HomoCanterbury · 1109explains
- Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)Paris · 1274explains
- Commentary on GalatiansWittenberg · 1546explains
Key passages(20)
Commentary on Galatians · Martin Luther
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians · John Chrysostom
The Wisdom of God Displayed in the Way of Salvation · Jonathan Edwards
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
Commentary on Galatians · Martin Luther
Commentary on Galatians · Martin Luther
Commentary on Galatians · Martin Luther
Reply to Faustus the Manichæan · Augustine of Hippo
A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin