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Limited Atonement

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  • R. Scott Clark
on April 17, 2009 | 18 Comments

Without a doubt, one of the Reformed doctrines which evangelical and fundamentalist Christians find most scandalous is the doctrine of definite, personal or limited atonement.1 This rejection happens, in part, because the Reformed teaching is not always well understood. Sometimes the misunderstandings . . . Continue reading →

Categorized Atonement | Tagged Atonement, limited atonement, penal substitution | 18 Comments

15 Books Regarding the Cross

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  • R. Scott Clark
on June 3, 2009 | 2 Comments

In the recent discussions of the atonement the impression is sometimes created that the penal-substitution doctrine is a mere construct, a figment of the imagination that rests on no biblical foundation. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Nick’s list of resources . . . Continue reading →

Categorized Atonement | Tagged Atonement, Christ, cross, penal substitution | 2 Comments

We Don't Have to Choose Between Christus Victor and Penal Substitution

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  • R. Scott Clark
on October 26, 2009

Martin explains at AH.

Categorized Atonement | Tagged Atonement, Christus Victor, penal substitution

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