Is penal substitution only a recent "theory" of the atonement? How do we understand other images or interpretations of the atonement?
Up Next in AG2: Christ Crucified
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Cosmic Child Abuse - Chapter 7: Chris...
Does the doctrine of penal substitution reveal a God who is abusive? How essential is the trinity in understanding the atonement? Why does God need to kill anyone in order to forgive? Does true forgiveness require a payment or sacrifice?
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Why Have You Forsaken Me? - Chapter 8...
How was Jesus forsaken on the cross? What was in the cup?
And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”
— Matthew 26:39About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud vo...
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The Path to Humanism - Chapter 9: Chr...
If you’ve deconstructed your faith to the point of denying that God has wrath against sin, that Christ died for your sins as your substitute, and that He resurrected from the dead, why would you still identify as a Christian?
