The Doctrine of Atonement, The Reformation Period (3)

In our last article we were busy with Calvin's presentation of the atonement in his Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book II, Chapter 16. We noted that he does not emphasize the particular character of the suffering and death of Christ, but also observed that this was not a burning issue in his day. We did call attention to the fact that the Genevan reformer stressed the elements of satisfaction and the vicarious nature of the passion of our Lord. In our last article we were busy with...