A Note to the Reader: This report examines Joshua Schooping’s defense of Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA) in his book “An Existential Soteriology: Penal Substitutionary Atonement in Light of the Mystical Theology of the Church Fathers.” While I...
Main Question: How exactly does Jesus’s death on the cross save us from our sins? Introduction: Why This Question Matters The cross of Jesus Christ stands at the center of the Christian faith. For over 2,000 years, Christians have believed that Jesus’s...
Introduction: The Enduring Mystery and Centrality of the Cross The atoning death of the Lord Jesus Christ stands as the immovable bedrock of the Christian faith. It is the hinge upon which redemptive history turns, the singular event through which a holy God has...
Introduction: The Heart of the Matter The central event of the Christian faith, the Cross of Jesus Christ, is a mystery of such profound depth that theologians throughout the centuries have sought to plumb its meaning through various models and metaphors. For many...
Introduction: The Mystery of the Cross The cross of Jesus Christ is the heart of the Christian faith. It’s not just a symbol we wear around our necks or see on church buildings. The cross represents the most important event in human history. When we look at the...
Bottom Line Up Front: Vee Chandler’s “Victorious Substitution” offers a compelling way to understand how Jesus saves us that goes beyond traditional debates. Instead of choosing between Jesus taking our punishment OR winning victory over evil,...
