take on soteriological significance.[3] This is the same view held by proponents of satisfaction theory, who hold that vicarious suffering through Jesus is what saves us.[4]
The lionization of Jesus's divine being after Nicaea influenced many schools of thought since the fourth century. Lutheranism and Calvinism downplayed the function of human works. They championed faith in God through Jesus as the only tool capable of saving humanity.[5] That is not to say, however, that belief in Jesus's supernal being completely downgraded contemplation of his works. Calvin himself emphasized more than most the human side of Jesus in his obedience to God and his role in the Last Supper.[6] It would not be a misunderstanding to view Calvin's Christ as a man of God. He writes, "For the Father has given a
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