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Atonement in Christianity |
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Theories
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Ransom (Patristic) |
Christus Victor (20th century) |
Recapitulation
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Satisfaction (Scholastic / Anselmian) |
Penal substitution (Scholastic / Reformed / Arminian) |
Governmental
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Moral influence (Mixed) |
Moral example (Socinian) |
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Types |
Limited (Scholastic / Reformed) |
Unlimited (Amyraldism / Arminianism / Protestantism) |
See also |
Christian universalism |
Unlimited atonement (sometimes called general atonement or universal atonement) is a doctrine in Protestant Christianity that states Jesus died as a propitiation for the benefit of all humans without exception. It is normally associated with Amyraldism (four-point Calvinism), as well as Arminianism and other non-Calvinist tradition. It is a doctrine distinct from other elements of the Calvinist acronym TULIP and is contrary to the Calvinist doctrine of limited atonement.
A doctrinal issue that divides Christians is the question of the extent of the atonement. This question typically goes as follows: "Did Christ bear the sins of the elect alone on the cross, or did his death expiate the sins of all human beings?" Those who take this view read scriptures such as John 3:16; 1 Timothy 2:6; 4:10; Hebrews 2:9; 1 John 2:2 to say that the Bible teaches unlimited atonement.
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