Was Jesus PUNISHED by the Father? | Challenging Penal Substitution

Published: May 2, 2012, 4:18 a.m.

b'WEBSITE: http://joshuatongol.com/\\nFACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/joshuatongolpage\\nTWITTER: http://twitter.com/JoshuaTongol\\n\\nWhat is wrong with the EVANGELICAL GOSPEL? Penal substitutionary theory is at the heart of the evangelical gospel. BUT what if it is WRONG?\\n\\n(Please not that this video is not necessarily meant to give a full-blown alternative theory to the atonement. Rather, it is meant to\\xa0 merely provoke questions, create dialogue, and point out the problems of penal substitution.)\\n\\nWhy does it matter? Our understanding of the Cross shapes our understanding of how we view God. And how we view God shapes the way we live.\\n\\nProblems with penal substitution:\\n\\n-Divides the Trinity\\n-Distorts forgiveness\\n-Contradicts the life and teachings of Jesus Christ\\n-Misunderstands justice\\n-Never found in parabolic form\\n\\nRecommended resources:\\n\\n"On The Incarnation Of The Word Of God" by Saint Athanasius\\n"Stricken by God?" by Brad Jersak and Michael Hardin\\n"The Jesus Driven Life" by Michael Hardin\\n"A New Kind of Christianity" by Brian McLaren\\n"Jesus and the Undoing of Adam" by C. Baxter Kruger\\n"Parable of the Dancing God" by C. Baxter Kruger\\n"Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus" by Robert Farrar Capon\\n"Razing Hell" by Sharon Baker\\n\\nSoundtrack: "Ambient Night" by Eugene Serov (SZ Music)'