making peace
Some of you may be aware of some major debates/fights in recent times among British evangelicals over the doctrine of the atonement. I’m not even going to link you to the arguments, because it all made me a little sick, a little sad, a little angry.
I always thought the cross of Jesus was about bringing people together (with each other, with God). Making peace. Making all things new. And here we are arguing about how exactly this peace-making works, and making one particular theory a line in the sand which allows us to exclude people… OK I’m feeling queasy again.
Anyway, I just stumbled on the existence of this book, and the very fact that it exists has given me some renewed hope. I may even read it sometime soon.
I feel much better now, thank you for asking.
