#i'm so delighted by this question

[hobbitsetal]

Reading your post about parenting, and I'm finding myself with a few questions. From my quick searching, I've figured that penal substitutionary atonement theory is that Christ was punished in place for our sins. If you don't believe that anymore, what is it you believe? That's the only thing I have ever heard as the reasoning for Christs suffering and Crucifixion, and I'm extremely curious what you believe was the purpose behind the Crucifixion, if not a substitution for our sins. I've done a little searching on that as well, but haven't really been able to find what other beliefs would be.

OH HELL YES LET'S TALK ATONEMENT THEORIES!!

Penal substitionary atonement theory (or PSA, if you wanna be brief), is the idea that Jesus died in our place to placate the wrath of God specifically. This is important; this is the penal part of that theory. The Reformers developed it (1500s), building off Anselm's satisfaction theory of atonement.

Google provides this quick summary of Anselm's theory: "Anselm's “satisfaction” theory of atonement posits that Christ's death on the cross functioned as a gift to God on behalf of humanity to restore the order of justice subverted by sin. Especially in recent years, the theory has been criticized for obscuring God's mercy."

So what are our alternatives? Good news, anon! You and I are blessed by my husband, a man well educated in church history and possessed of an insatiable need to research things!

The early church held largely to the ransom theory of atonement: that Christ's death paid a ransom to Satan to rescue us from him.

Christus Victor was another theory held by much of the early church, and forms a part of my own (somewhat nebulous) current beliefs regarding atonement. It is "...the model of atonement which, according to Kristian, speaks of “Jesus redeeming us from oppressive powers—sin, death, the Devil—to whom we'd bound ourselves by our own treachery. Christ 'disarmed' those powers and triumphed over them on the cross (Col. 2:13–15)."

(Side note: Christus Victor and ransom theory are very similar, but Alex insists there are nuances and differences. Apparently ransom theory in various forms was the dominant theory for the first thousand years of post-Christ church belief.)

Google pulled that quote from this blog: https://www.samstorms.org/enjoying-god-blog/post/the-christus-victor-theory-of-the-atonement-whence-the-victory

Sam Storms argues against Christus Victor as incomplete, asking how humanity came to be in bondage to the devil and asserting that personal sin is the answer. I'd argue that Romans says we fell through Adam as well as our own failings, but I honestly don't think that's the larger issue.

The larger issue is how you understand God's base disposition toward humanity. In my opinion, PSA frames God as, at His core, angry with humanity due to our sin and standing in punitive judgment, but for Himself standing in the gap.

Christus Victor, the scapegoat theory of atonement, and the moral influence theory of atonement (a term I just discovered in googling to respond to you!) all frame God's base disposition as that of love, reaching out to redeem humanity.

Now, what theory you personally hold is up to you. We have over two thousand years of church history and we have multiple forms of orthodoxy when it comes to atonement theories. Let me share with you the article from which I pulled the "moral influence theory" by way of wrapping this up.

There are fewer doctrines in Christianity of which one can truly say "This is the only way the church believes" than one might think. Not all Christians believe in original sin. Not all believe in a fiery hell. And not all believe Christ died to absorb the wrath of God.

They do believe in Christ their Savior. However, church history demonstrates there's room to debate what exactly we're saved from. Orthodoxy is believing in atonement. It doesn't dictate the reason for the atonement.)

(For further reading, I highly recommend Brian Zahnd's "Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God." I recommend this so highly that if you'd like to DM me your mailing address, I will buy a copy for you.)

[a2zillustration]

Croissant isn't green?!?!?!? :0

Nope!

[wataksampingan]

I'm rereading MILAOWM because of course I am, and I just.

Ep 27:

Ep 79:

we've come so incredibly far and I cannot deal with the amount of progress they’ve made; oh my heart

Seungu how DARE you call back so many chapters like this, to a completely different time when he couldn't trust her enough to even touch his hair

And now he's beaming at her because he knows exactly what she's doing

please be happy you two dorks

[r0semultiverse]

Was Celia drunk as fuck or is this something supernatural?? 👀

Who the fuck is Jack?? 👀

Alice is such a delight, I love her!

Oof so one or both of them have trauma involving grandparents then.

I love Samama & Alice so much. 💜 They have a great dynamic!

Oh shit, right, Gwen is probably still getting over Mr. Bonzo too. 👀

"I just… I dunno. When I left the coffee shop, it felt like someone was following me."

Please don't take away Alice, she's one of my faves! I hope this post doesn't age poorly. Watch me have to quote this post very soon.

OH NO, is it that [ERROR] following her??? 😰

"Don’t joke about that, mate. I was dreaming about it all day." Okay, yeah, that's a creature.

Sam & Alice are both about to run into a creature... 👀

"Classifying unspeakable horrors all night for no discernible reason?" @/entities-of-posts & @/which-entity-this-post-serves is that you? :]

Hmm, now why is this episode called "marked?" I assumed Mr. Bonzo was gonna find his mark, but maybe Alice is marked by an entity/creature that was locked in the Magnus Institute?

"giving up the ghost" okay so someone saw an apparition? Honestly not sure what entity this episode is about so far.

It's giving The Corruption ✨🧟‍♀️⚰️ (maybe The Buried)

"It’s just that one of the graves had a body in that was too well-preserved for the age it should have been." 👀👀👀

This thing is about to jump out of the grave & run off, isn't it? 🏃‍♂️

"The back was completely covered in this complicated tattoo of a ship sailing across an open sea towards an open horizon." Peter Lukas?!?!?

Oh 100% The Buried, without a shadow of a doubt.

Lots of tattoo & carvings in walls imagery in this sequel prequel sidequel, isn't there? 👀

Hey wait, that's Ink5oul from episode 2, isn't it? 👀 Ink5oul definitely feels like a conduit or vessel for The Flesh or some other kind of entity.

Okay, there's something weird going on with this place, the salt water & waves near this cemetery are kind of seemingly enticing them to come drown in it's waters. In the very least it's messing with these guys' mental states! Pretty freakkyyyy! 👀🌊

Also the repeated emphasis on dreams is interesting this episode, wonder if that'll play a part in something later on. 👀👀

"If it’s any consolation, he’s with the sea now. The deep will care for his bones." I literally called it!!

I think Gordon Alan Johnson also wants to be with David. 👀🌊🌊

I think Gordon Alan Johnson also wants to be with David. 👀🌊🌊

I don't know, Gordie, I think you did it! Unless Ink5oul is collecting tattoos like an alternate universe version of the Leitner books. Wait yeah, what if the tattoos are like conduits for the entities of this world or even the original one? 🖌

Another way to look at this is asking... Is The Deep a new entity/fear or is it a servant of a fear like The Vast? I stg there was a colossal water monster at some point in The Magnus Archives!

Okay so yeah, there's already a precedent for this. Also feels like The Lonely, The Buried, The Corruption, The Vast, & maybe even The Flesh are all involved in this one though I don't know if Flesh (Ink5oul) is working with or against the other fears at this time.

Gwen, you can tell your coworkers what's wrong, oh my fucking god. Please. Celia, you have me so invested in whatever is going on with you.

Weird unexplained noise at 17:44 too as Celia enters the office. Wonder what that's all about, maybe it'll come up later on.

"He is one of our Externals." Okay; so, there's more of them & they have their own secret hitman title too!

Mr. Bonzo when he was on TV

"And they usually like it." I bet fear creatures do like it when you scream. That makes a lot of sense actually.

Also what's that weird "boowomp" noise as they're talking or is it just the OST? 👀

Is Gwen going to be turned into something not quite human at some point? Just throwing darts at a board with that speculation, but wouldn't that be wild?

Okay; so, these little digitized noises are absolutely important!

I wonder how many times & when people have lied so far throughout this season. 👁️👁️

[writing-is-a-martial-art]

hi i was just wondering if i could cite one of your short works for an assignment in my english class and if yes do you have an official title to your work that starts with “you meet g-d and she’s mostly dead fish”?

Hello! It's completely fine to cite any of my works in any academic or educational context. If you'd like to use a more traditional writer's name than just the username, I publish under the name Oleg Bell. The poem (I classify it as one, but if that classification messes with your project, don't worry, I classify many things as poems) doesn't have a title other than the first line of it, exactly how you typed it, actually - "You meet god and she's mostly dead fish", although of course using the full g word isn't important. Best of luck with your assignment!

[forevercloudnine]

I’m not personally reading The Man Who Stopped Laughing, but @badnewbie is keeping me updated on Riddler’s cane situation, which is. Ridiculous. What the hell is this thing, Edward?

[rebrandedbard]

Neil Gaiman noticed me 🥺

[thetarttfuldickhead]

Does Will the Kitman want to take dating Jamie out for a spin or is this a teammates-only kind of thing?

We already know that Will would like to take Jamie (and Roy) drinking, so I have no doubt whatsoever that he’d jump at the chance to go on a proper date with our number 9. Jamie, having seen whatever it is he saw on Will’s phone in 3x08, is quite eager at the prospect too! (I mean, in this utopian crack scenario, Jamie is happy to go on dates with any and all members of the team as well as team adjacent people; absolutely nothing happens that he doesn’t want to happen!)

Potentially it’s initially a little awkward because in terms of their professional lives, there’s quite a big (if informal) power imbalance between the team’s star player and the kitman – but then again, Will has shown willing to (attempt to) breach that distance before and Jamie is easy going enough these days, so once things get going, they go great. Will isn’t the least bit shy about taking Jamie out to things that perhaps no one else would think to take Jamie out to, for fear of it not being cool enough or whatever. He brings Jamie to meet his mum on the second date; Jamie, who knows all about being mad close with one’s mum, is charmed.

Also, I’m calling it, Will is absolutely a dom waiting to happen. He’s not quite ready for it yet, perhaps – he’s still got a rather distinct puppy energy – and it’s very possibly he hasn’t even recognized the potential within himself yet. But I recognize it, Will. In my heart, I know what you could be.  

(For reference, this asks refers to my reply on another ask, which I received after speculating about Jamie being ready to be part-time boyfriend to everyone on the team who wants him to.)

[tricitymonsters]

Whoever sent the Amir cockwarming while doing studies of MC and also whoever sent the hand-painting MC while fucking them has a gigantic beautiful brain and I would like to kiss them on the mouth. The thought of mixing Amir’s creativity and passions is so sensual and intimate and I just am so crazy for that side of him. Even if he is still being a menace. The BSDM and extreme kink is fun and all but MC seeing that part of him feels so meaningful and trusting. Don’t get me wrong, him in his glam dom kink expert element is wonderful but there’s something about vanilla/vanilla adjacent with someone like Amir where it’s raw and maybe possibly even a little vulnerable for both parties 🥹

When you get the relaxed sensual stuff with amir thats how you know he really trusts you like all the way. That's a kind of intimacy that's super intimate for him (like seeing him dressed down in something simple, too). While his Glamazon Dom Kinkmaster vibes are not really a persona- like, that's very much who he is- people lucky enough to see him relaxed and unguarded, especially about his passion for creating art, are seeing him in maybe his most natural state. And if I'm being honest, I really love that vulnerability with him very much because he's very careful with it.

[crabsnpersimmons]

Hello new friend! My name is Eclipse!

So nice to meet you! I do hope you don't mind my visit. You make some really wonderful art of other versions of my coworkers! Oh golly! I'm sure Sun would be very happy if you stopped by the daycare to make crafts with them sometime!

And I would enjoy it if you decided to drop by the theatre to visit me as well! We would be happy to give you one of our best performances new friend!

Have a Faz-eriffic day!

Your new friend, Eclipse 🌠

Live Crabs reaction:

yes yes please please visit any time you and your coworkers are always welcome ❤️💙💛

and I will draw you too! soon! hopefully it'll be ready next time you visit! i hope you'll like it!

[flammedoudoune]

me, a hundred pages into the first volume of La Passe Miroir: “welp, time to quickly check if there’s a fandom for these books on tumblr to see if it’s worth getting invested in Ophélie and Thorn’s relationship”

[lloydfrontera]

Amilia seeing Lloyd blow a hole through a building and is just like "…well, I definitely learned something about myself"

"what?"

"NOTHING!!"

Amalia Florencia Fiona Jacqueline Olivia Marigold Rosalina Abiela Mason de Habsenburgo y Zorey has finally found what her taste is and she refuses to apologize for it,,, but she'd really like javier to Kindly Shut the Fuck Up thanks <3

[fictionadventurer]

The fun thing about learning more crafts is that you can see objects and think, "I can make that" instead of "I could buy that."

[nighthawkes]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to some of your mutuals. 💌💜

thank you!!! 🥰

the universe has selected these shuffled songs to represent my beautiful daughter, a meticulously curated character/fandom playlist I've been intermittently adding to for years:

Accelerate by Jungle

Bomba by Deorro

Break it to Me by Muse

The Way It Was by Coast Modern

You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb by Spoon

[sysig]

Someone’s looking out for you ♥ (Patreon)

[cherrylindreams]

today, I asked my coworker who's in a pretty high ranking position (second highest here) how his day went and if all his appointments went the way they were supposed to and he smiled at me and said "yes, everything went well! and it was a lot of fun as well! I really do have fun at work every day" with such sincerity that it filled me with enthusiasm. he then went on to say that he really needs to be careful to not work too much and slip into burnout because it's so much fun to work... like man... you're such an inspiration