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
What is Penal Substitution Atonement?
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
Can a loving God punish the innocent?
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,