Video description:
A Southern Baptist pastor’s son calls with serious questions about penal substitutionary atonement, Christus Victor, the New Covenant and the Eucharist.
After reading the early Church Fathers, Gavin began questioning whether the Baptist tradition fully reflected historic Christianity. What follows is a wide-ranging biblical conversation about Christ’s death, Satan’s dominion, the forgiveness of sins, the blood of the covenant and Jesus’ command to eat His flesh and drink His blood.
The discussion builds toward an unforgettable conclusion as Gavin admits that he is “blown away” by what the biblical connections reveal.
Topics discussed:
- Did the Father punish Jesus in our place?
- What is Christus Victor?
- How did Christ conquer death and the devil?
- What makes the New Covenant new?
- Why did Jesus identify the cup as His covenant blood?
- Is the Eucharist merely symbolic?
- How are the Incarnation, Christ’s blood and eternal life connected?
Watch to the end and tell us in the comments: Which explanation best accounts for the full biblical teaching—the Eucharist as a symbol alone, or the Eucharist as participation in the life of Christ?
Biblical references
Genesis 2:15–17; 3:1–24
Exodus 24:3–8
Leviticus 17:10–11
Wisdom 1:12–16; 2:23–24
Matthew 18:21–35
Matthew 26:26–28
Luke 22:19–20
John 1:1–4
John 6:48–58
John 8:44
John 11:25–26
John 14:6
1 Corinthians 10:16–17
1 Corinthians 11:23–29
Hebrews 2:14–15
Hebrews 5:8–9
Hebrews 9:11–17
1 John 1:1–2
