The Golden Chain of Redemption
by For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. …
Author: Ben Hammond
The Origin of Calvinism and Arminianism
Where did the Calvinist/Arminian divide originate? In this video, we go through the history of how it happened. We will consider the followers of John …
The Order of Salvation in Calvinism, Arminianism, and the Bible
One fundamental difference between Calvinism, Arminianism, and what I call “Biblical Salvation” is the order of salvation. Which comes first? In this video we look …
Penal Substitution=Cosmic Child Abuse?
Is God a bloodthirsty sadist?Is God guilty of cosmic child abuse? Apparently He is, if Penal Substitution is true (at least according to some people). …
Penal Substitution=Universalism or Limited Atonement?
Does Penal Substitution require that everyone be saved? After all, if Jesus paid for the sins of everyone, that means that everyone’s sins are paid …
The Innocent for the Guilty?
If Penal Substitution is true, then the innocent would have taken the punishment for the guilty. A refutation against PSA is that this cannot happen. …
The Death of Jesus was Enough
One of the refutations against Penal Substitution is that the payment of Jesus would be insufficient to cover every sin for every person who has …
Penal Substitution is NOT new!
One of the refutations against the idea of Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA) is that it is a new doctrine. Some (Brian Zandh, for example) claim …
The Wrath of God in Penal Substitution
Is God an enraged, sadistic, out-of-control tyrant? Some people reject Penal Substitutionary Atonement because they don’t like the idea of God’s wrath. Of course, we …
Penal Substitution in Isaiah 53
Of all the biblical passages that touch on the idea of penal substitution, Isaiah 53 is the king. In it, the “suffering servant” is clearly …