Is the atonement cosmic child-abuse?
Some people strongly denounce the Penal Substitutionary Model of Atonement. One such person is Steve Chalke. He says, “…Penal substitution is tantamount to “child abuse—a vengeful Father punishing his Son
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Some people strongly denounce the Penal Substitutionary Model of Atonement. One such person is Steve Chalke. He says, “…Penal substitution is tantamount to “child abuse—a vengeful Father punishing his Son
It is often alleged that a Penal Substitutionary model of the Atonement (PSA) is convoluted and wrong-headed. Its critics allege “the scripture does not tell us of an angry retributive
It is suggested by some theologians that the idea of a God who requires satisfaction for sin was invented in the feudal times of the Reformation (1515-1555). For any crime
Unwilling to countenance the notion of an all-loving God punishing the innocent Christ for the sins of the world, some theologians have turned against a stalwart doctrine of the reformation,
Stuart, Your claim that “unbelief is a symptom of rebellion” is absurd! Do you rebel against Allah, and Thor, and Shiva? Of course not! You just don’t believe that they
Many preachers are saying that the judgement will be in heaven and is for all. If it’s for all, how can a sinner enter into heaven for judgement? It seems
Revelation 5:6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had
This is the fifth part of series which evaluates the compatibility between evangelicalism and universalism. This tries to draw conclusions building on the previous posts definition. WARNING: This paper was
This is the fourth part of series which evaluates the compatibility between evangelicalism and universalism. It gives an overview of the history of Universalism in Christian thought. WARNING: This paper
This is the third part of a series which evaluates the compatibility between evangelicalism and universalism. In the previous parts we looked at defining evangelicalism in order to evaluate its