There is a palpable sense of confusion—and sometimes even embarrassment—with regard to so-called limited atonement today, pointing to the need for thoughtful engagement with this controversial doctrine. Incorporating contributions from a host of respected theologians, From Heaven He Came and Sought Her stands as the first comprehensive resource on definite atonement as it examines the issue from historical, biblical, theological, and pastoral perspectives. Offering scholarly insights for those seeking a thorough and well-researched discussion, this book will encourage charitable conversations as it winsomely defends this foundational tenet of Reformed theology.
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Introduction
- Sacred Theology and the Reading of the Divine Word — Mapping the Doctrine of Definite Atonement
DEFINITE ATONEMENT IN CHURCH HISTORY
- “We Trust in the Saving Blood” — Definite Atonement in the Ancient Church
- “Sufficient for All, Efficient for Some” — Definite Atonement in the Medieval Church
- Calvin, Indefinite Language, and Definite Atonement
- Blaming Beza — The Development of Definite Atonement in the Reformed Tradition
- The Synod of Dort and Definite Atonement
- Controversy on Universal Grace — A Historical Survey of Moïse Amyraut’s: Brief Traitté de la Predestination
- Atonement and the Covenant of Redemption — John Owen on the Nature of Christ’s Satisfaction
DEFINITE ATONEMENT IN THE BIBLE
- “Because He Loved Your Forefathers” — Election, Atonement, and Intercession in the Pentateuch
- “Stricken for the Transgression of My People” — The Atoning Work of Isaiah’s Suffering Servant
- For the Glory of the Father and the Salvation of His People — Definite Atonement in the Synoptics and Johannine Literature
- For Whom Did Christ Die? — Particularism and Universalism in the Pauline Epistles
- The Glorious, Indivisible, Trinitarian Work of God in Christ — Definite Atonement in Paul’s Theology of Salvation
- “Problematic Texts” for Definite Atonement in the Pastoral and General Epistles
DEFINITE ATONEMENT IN THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
- Definite Atonement and the Divine Decree
- The Triune God, Incarnation, and Definite Atonement
- The Definite Intent of Penal Substitutionary Atonement
- Punishment God Cannot Twice Inflict — The Double Payment Argument Redivivus
- The New Covenant Work of Christ — Priesthood, Atonement, and Intercession
- Jesus Christ the Man — Toward a Systematic Theology of Definite Atonement
DEFINITE ATONEMENT IN PASTORAL PRACTICE
- Slain for the World? — The “Uncomfortability” of the “Unevangelized” for a Universal Atonement
- “Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine”? — Definite Atonement and the Cure of Souls
- “My Glory I Will Not Give to Another” — Preaching the Fullness of Definite Atonement to the Glory of God
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