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Under God Podcast
Episode 289

The Cross as Victory: Understanding Atonement on Good Friday

Fri, 3 Apr 202660 min

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This Good Friday, Pastor Nate Brown and Pastor Keegan Sidhu walk through 2,000 years of how the church has understood the cross — from Christus Victor and ransom theory to satisfaction theory and penal substitutionary atonement. Listen as they trace what the earliest church fathers believed, how later theologians shifted the conversation, and why understanding the cross correctly changes how you see God entirely.


You'll Learn:

✅ The major atonement theories and where each one came from in church history

✅ Why Jesus had to take on human form to defeat death

✅ How a wrong view of the cross leads to deconstruction

✅ Why the cross was a victory — and how to live from that victory every day


Whether you're driving to a Good Friday service tonight or just starting your day, this episode will reframe the cross in a way that fills you with hope and confidence. Hit follow so you never miss an episode — new episodes drop every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 AM CT.

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