Davidius
Puritan Board Post-Graduate
Here is a question I've had for some time about the penal substitution theory of the atonement.
If Christ is our substitute, why doesn't he have to spend eternity in hell?
If eternal separation from God is the punishment for sin, AND
Jesus suffered the punishment we deserved for sin, THEN
Jesus is punished by eternal separation from God.
Jesus is not eternally separated from God, THEREFORE
Jesus did not suffer the punishment we deserved for sin.
What am I missing here?
If Christ is our substitute, why doesn't he have to spend eternity in hell?
If eternal separation from God is the punishment for sin, AND
Jesus suffered the punishment we deserved for sin, THEN
Jesus is punished by eternal separation from God.
Jesus is not eternally separated from God, THEREFORE
Jesus did not suffer the punishment we deserved for sin.
What am I missing here?