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Why Must He Be a True and Righteous Man? (Heidelberg Catechism 16 pt 2)

by R. Scott Clark on December 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

Question 16 Part 2: Satisfaction for Sin Few things rankle the modern mind more than the idea that God’s justice must be “satisfied.” The old liberals (and some new feminists! See Lucy Reid, She Changes Everything, 16) derided this notion as “slaughterhouse . . . Continue reading →

Is The Doctrine Of Penal Substitutionary Atonement A Late, Western Doctrine?

by R. Scott Clark on December 16, 2018 | 10 Comments

Recently on Twitter, Tim Keller wrote, The gospel is neither religion nor irreligion it is something else altogether. Religion makes law and moral obedience a means of salvation, while irreligion makes the individual a law to self. The gospel is that Jesus . . . Continue reading →