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Tag Archives: Penal Substitutionary Atonement
A faithful discussion on the atonement
Here’s another interesting video interview for a followup to my post, “On atonement theories and the nature of God.” This discussion is between two pastoral leaders in the UK, Steve Chalke and Andrew Wilson, that shows how serious followers of … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, The Cross of Christ
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On atonement theories and the nature of God
I was in an interesting conversation over at Insanitybytes22’s blog with her post, “A Wrinkle in Time….” The subject was about the atonement. You might be surprised to hear this if you’ve only heard one version of the atonement but, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Love
Tagged atonement, Christianity, Easter, Penal Substitutionary Atonement
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N.T. Wright on Christus Victor and Penal Substitution theories
If’ you’ve read my posts about the atonement you know that I ‘ve been rather hard on the popular Penal Substitution theory of atonement. While I believe large parts of it are harmful to our understanding of God as a Father and it misses … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Theology
Tagged atonement, Christianity, Christus Victor, Cross of Christ, Easter, N.T. Wright, Penal Substitutionary Atonement
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Another perspective on The Shack
Instead of posting a song this Sunday, I would like to post a recent video from John Crowder where he responds to people who wanted his perspective on the movie The Shack. I include this because of our recent discussion on … Continue reading
Posted in Father Heart of God, Love, Theology
Tagged Christianity, Easter, God's wrath, John Crowder, Mercy, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, The Shack
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Our Father is not Molech
As Father’s Day approaches, here’s two tales describing very different fathers. But first, I want you to think about what constitutes being a good father. Also remember that parables never give the whole story. They’re simply meant to make a point that we … Continue reading
Posted in Father Heart of God, Grace, Love
Tagged Christianity, Father's Day, Forgiveness, Parables, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, Scapegoating
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Is the Cross about a courtroom trial or a family reunion?
I’ve written about the atonement several times on this blog over the last year, mostly refuting the main points of Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA). Whenever I do this, I can feel the suspicious looks some of you give me. Some of you may be wondering … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Father Heart of God, Sonship
Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, Salvation, Soteriology
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Did God kill Jesus? Part three
Was God actually pleased to crush Jesus(crush, meaning kill)? We’re now ready to turn our attention to Isaiah 53:10. This is part three in my short series that looks at the question, “Did God kill Jesus?” The reason for this faithful question … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Father Heart of God, Theology
Tagged atonement, Christianity, Did God Kill Jesus, Isaiah 53, Penal Substitutionary Atonement
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Did God kill Jesus? Part two
We’ve been asking some faithful questions about the popular view of atonement (Penal Substitutionary Atonement, or PSA) that postulates that God killed Jesus in order to forgive us. The main verse advocates use for this view is Isaiah 53:10. We will get to PSA’s proof-text in due course, but … Continue reading
Did God kill Jesus? Introduction
Did God the Father have to kill His beloved Son, Jesus, in order to forgive us? Before I can talk about this subject, I’m going to have to play the part of Morpheus. You’re going to need to make a decision.