Theology II: Work of Christ (part 2)
The Work of Christ with Dr. Jeremy Kimble, Associate Professor of Theology at Cedarville University — Atonement, Passover, Sacrifice, and Theories of the Cross
In this lecture, Dr. Jeremy Kimble continues exploring what Jesus accomplished in his death and resurrection, examining the Lord’s Supper, key passages in Romans and Galatians, Old Testament patterns of sacrifice, and major historical theories of the atonement.
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0:00 Cedarville introduction — daily chapel, worship, and student experience
0:21 Review — Person of Christ completed; transition to the Work of Christ
0:27 Summary of prior sessions: Christ prophesied, born, lived, died, rose, ascended, will return
0:42 A.C.T.S. prayer pattern and why praise matters in Christology
1:16 Reflecting on who Jesus is and what he has done
2:32 Review of Old Testament sacrifices and substitution
2:47 Luke 22 — the Last Supper; Passover fulfilled in Christ
3:20 Jesus identifies the bread and cup with his body and blood
3:44 New covenant inaugurated in Christ’s death
4:37 Lord’s Supper as both solemn and joy-filled, because the work is finished
5:11 Romans 3 — righteousness apart from the law; justification by grace
6:10 All have sinned; all who believe are justified freely
6:37 Redemption and propitiation through Christ’s blood; God as just and justifier
7:11 Galatians 3 — curse of the law, Christ becoming a curse for us
8:02 Christ redeems both Jews and Gentiles; blessing of Abraham extended to all nations
8:28 Promise of the Spirit received by faith
9:07 Old Testament background prepared for Christ’s atonement
9:43 Importance of reading Leviticus alongside Hebrews
12:41 Hebrews 7–10 — Christ the greater high priest; priesthood of Melchizedek
13:34 Melchizedek in Genesis 14; Christ as priest of a new covenant
14:43 First Peter 2 — Christ bearing sin and fulfilling Isaiah 53
15:10 Revelation 5 — the Lion-Lamb who ransomed people from every nation
15:59 Revelation 13 — the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world
16:44 Christ’s death as wrath-bearing, substitutionary, redeeming, reconciling
17:01 Worship interlude — reflecting on the worthiness of the Lamb
17:09 Student questions: Old Testament sacrifices, circumcised heart, Jeremiah 17 vs. Jeremiah 31
18:42 New covenant promises — new heart, law written on the heart, heart of flesh
19:55 Fighting sin and growing in holiness; sanctification explained
21:46 Why believers can still deceive themselves yet remain new creations
22:56 Objective, subjective, and classical theories of the atonement
23:23 Classical (Christus Victor) — Christ defeating Satan, sin, and death
24:11 Why Christus Victor is true but incomplete
25:07 Subjective theory — Abelard’s moral influence approach
25:33 Why moral example is insufficient without substitution
26:03 Objective theory — Anselm’s Why God Became Man and the necessity of a God-man
26:40 Humanity owes the debt; only God can pay the debt; therefore we need a God-man
27:17 Honor, guilt, and the need for punishment addressed at the cross
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