Proportional atonement
Like the other doctrines I made up, which include parousial sanctification and practical universalism, the doctrine of proportional atonement is widely believed by Christians but not officially recognized by Christian theologians.
This doctrine states that Jesus suffered horribly on the cross for the sins of other people. He didn’t need to suffer so horribly for my sins, because my sins aren’t so horrible. For me, he only needed to suffer mild discomfort.
Probably that means that, for him, I only need to suffer mild discomfort. I hope so.
September 15th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
Aahhh. That’s sweet.
November 21st, 2007 at 5:46 am
[...] corollary of the common heresy of proportional atonement is the heresy of proportional repentance. That says that you only have to repent of the bad things [...]
October 31st, 2009 at 10:47 pm
[...] unstated but commonly believed heresy could be called spiritual neutrality. This doctrine says that the devil hates believers but rarely [...]