Revisiting Penal Substitution Kevin D. Kennedy Assistant Professor of Theology Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 2001 W. Seminary Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76115 Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe; Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow. Evangelicals, in their preaching as well as their worship, have recognized that the cross of Christ is central to the life of the beli...

It has long been recognized that one of the main topics of the Gospel of Philip is ritual, including “the bridal chamber,” and numerous studies have discussed what practices and attitudes toward sexuality and marriage are implied by this imagery. This article will build on these studies to argue that the Gospel of Philip portrays the incarnate Jesus as actually married (to Mary Magdalene) and i...

In this essay, we marshal resources from a range of biblical, trinitarian and soteriological commitments, set within broadly Barthian framework, to offer doctrinal proposal for the Spirit’s role in triune God’s work at-one-ment. We argue that Spirit plays vital atoning God, as is love God directed toward incarnate Son two-fold manner: (1) mode wrath against our sin born by Christ representative...

beyond an isolated concern. APNs with a Christian worldview carefully address concerns for spiritual, mental, and physical well-being. Jesus made it clear our concern should be on more than what meets the eye. When Jesus healed the paralyzed man let down through the roof by his friends (Mark 2:1-12), he saw their faith and said, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Then he physically healed the man. ...