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Church fathers are routinely quoted out of context to proof-text doctrines — Gustaf Aulén's Christus Victor is a prime example, misrepresenting patristic sources to argue against penal substitutionary atonement.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 15) 00:57:10 – 00:58:40

Warning about the misuse of the church fathers in theological argument.

Mike displays the book Christus Victor by Gustaf Aulén and argues it strings together decontextualized patristic quotes. Because most people are unfamiliar with the fathers, they cannot check this proof-texting the way they can check biblical proof-texting. This misleads people into rejecting sound biblical doctrine.

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