The Cross: Foundation for Salvation and Community

In this episode Caleb is joined by Jeremy Treat (PhD, Wheaton College) pastor for preaching and vision at Reality Church in Los Angeles, California and professor of theology at Biola University to discuss the doctrine of the atonement. Together they discuss things like: how the atonement relates to Christ’s kingdom mission, how the atonement is a trinitarian accomplishment, how Christ reconciles God and sinners as well as heaven and earth, why theories or models are reductionistic, how penal substitution is at the center, and Scripture’s multi-faceted approach to explaining the work of Christ. 

Resources: 

1. The Atonement: An Introduction by Jeremy Treat 

2. The Crucified King: Atonement and Kingdom in Biblical and Systematic Theology by Jeremy Treat

3. The Cross of Christ by John Stott

4. On the Incarnation by Athanasius

5. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 3: Sin and Salvation in Christ by Herman Bavinck

   Salvation Accomplished by the Son: The Work of Christ by Robert Peterson