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STREAMS

CHRISTUS VICTOR

Christus Victor

• Christ conquers sin by dying and rising from the dead.
• Christ put death to death!
• The preacher cries: “God has won the battle already!”

SUBSTITUTIONARY THEORY

SUBSTITUTIONARY THEORY

• Christ dies to undergo a punishment meant for us.
• Christ satisfies divine justice; bears divine wrath.
• The preacher: "God has paid the price!"

EXEMPLARY THEORY

EXEMPLARY THEORY

• Christ shows his love: "a love even to death."
• Faithfulness, strength, and nonviolent compassion.
• The preacher: "God loves us, and shows us the way!”

SOLIDARITY THEORY

SOLIDARITY THEORY

• Christ takes up solidarity with a suffering world.
• God suffers not instead of us, but with us.
• The preacher: “God is with us! We will rise with God!”

SCAPEGOAT THEORY

SCAPEGOAT THEORY

• Christ exposes the root of human violence.
• Human community is based on "scapegoating."
• Christ enters this pattern, as victim, to unveil it.
• The preacher: "God has exposed our violence!"

TRANSFORMATIVE THEORY

TRANSFORMATIVE THEORY

• God reverses and abolishes violence.
• A "sword into a ploughshare."
• The worst thing - made best.
• The preacher: "God is transforming all!"

STREAMS

Christus Victor
Substitutionary Theory
Exemplary Theory
Solidarity Theory
Scapegoat Theory
Transformative Theory

FEstival of FAith