📺 Defenders LIVE! 🤺 // Doctrine of Christ pt: 15: The Satisfaction Theory of the Atonement //
Anselm’s comprehensive theory of the atonement includes elements of the ransom theory of the church fathers, including God’s victory over Satan and even a rationale for God’s not achieving atonement without the death of Christ. Nevertheless, the fundamental thrust of Anselm’s theory is very different from that of the church fathers. It forever altered Christian thinking on the doctrine of the atonemen