Penal Substitutionary Atonement: Part 2

 

I was moved so much by this last episode of the DL so much, I had to post it on my own website.  Here, James White is going through a Part 2 of his response to those who have a problem with the most important and most fundamental doctrine to Christianity, Penal Substitutionary Atonement.  I repeat, MOST FUNDAMENTAL!!!  

I recently did my own commentary on PSA in response to a young YouTuber from the Eastern Orthodox tradition. He too slammed PSA in his video, and after I finished that response, I felt shaken up on how anyone could attack such a fundamental Biblical understanding of the Christian faith - while calling themselves, Christian.  That's never happen to me in all my responses on other debates, commentaries, as a podcaster.  

At the 45:00 mark on the DL, James reads an ugly sentiment (to say the least) of someone who really has a problem with the doctrine of PSA... and this is one of my conclusions with many who reject PSA.. 

It's a dark and worldly, God-denying rejection of what God has done for us, and what Christ did for us at the cross.   I can't think of anything more sad!  It's demonic BLINDNESS not to see it in the reading of the NT as well as Isaiah 53!    All I can say is WOW!

Lord have mercy!  Open the eyes of the blind!

Many of these objections stem from the rejection of the knowledge of the depravity of man.   As well as a rejection of the knowledge of the thrice HOLINESS of God!    Lord, open the eyes of the blind!

I've always said, we need to know who God is by having a higher view of Scripture.  Unless we recognize how Holy our God is, we're NOT going to see how small, depraved, and UNHOLY we are!

It's no wonder why the attributes people seek of from "a god of their own making" is all about what pleases human sensibilities and emotions like,  "Love" ... because the god that people create for themselves can't  remind them of how great He is and how small and sinful we are.

Unfortunately for them, this is where true humility comes from.

God bless.

What did our forefathers leave us?

 

On Today's Divine Nature Podcast, we're going to ask:

What did our Forefather's leave us?

A Republic?... A Democracy?

Also, we'll talk about something we find in The Word of God:  Romans Chapt. 9:  Paul says, "Not all Israel is descended from Israel"...

What was he talking about???

Is our historical Christian support for Israel wrong?  Is Christian support for Israel Biblical?

What say you???.... Do you support Israel because you believe the Bible instructs us to?  Feel free to leave an answer, question or comment below.

What about unreached people groups?

 One of the questions people ask Christians is, "What about those who have never heard the Gospel, what's going to happen to them?"... 

ALSO, "If God has already determined who will be saved, then why evangelize?".  

My answer has to always be what I truly believe the Scriptures teach from the deepest part of my honest conviction.  Truly Biblical, truly honest, yet truly COLD, as only the truth can be.  

I'm going to talk about this today on the 

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THIS WEEK:  

We're revisiting Gnosticism.  Responding to those who in their desperation to escape the Biblical truth concerning the doctrines of grace, have nothing left but to call Reformed theology, Gnostic, Nestorian, Anti-Trinitarian even! "When in doubt, accuse them of Gnosticism!"

Let's talk.

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Today's YouTube Premiere:

"The Atonement OFFENDS CHRISTIANS?"

4:30pm EST.

The ONLY HISTORICAL TRUTH of what happen on the cross (for our sins) to Christ, by God, The Father, and WHY it happen will forever BEST be illustrated IN SCRIPTURE and SCRIPTURE ALONE.

What some Christians say "CHURCH HISTORY" teaches or taught of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ; His atonement, etc. is ONLY PART OF THE STORY.  Sadly, they lost the message of WHY Christ had to die; HOW bloody the sacrifice for sins actually was for hundreds of years in ancient Israel, etc. somewhere down the corridors of history, the most important aspects of the atonement was lost.

Like Israel, they lost the connection to the Old Testament atonement with its bloody sacrificial system for hundreds of years.  

WHAT IS "THE CHURCH"? PREMIERING LIVE : 3/28/25

 

    WHAT IS "THE CHURCH"? LIVE VIDEO: 3/28/25

Premiering live Sat. 3/38/25 1pm EST.

Is it the Church physical, spiritual?

Is it a tradition or a jurisdictional hierarchy?

What did Christ leave us?

Who's the "authority"?

Is it "Sola Scriptura" or not?

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Today's talk is on the intimidation factor of speaking up in evangelism.  Sometimes, we're either too harsh or to intimidated to speak up as the Church.  

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Sinless Perfectionism Heresy (update)

 

For more on the errors of Christian legalism and Sinless Perfectionism, go to my YouTube video playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrhyXWgSgKwYpCPnLGlPDbHui4To_H1FO&si=6RsLRtSzKhWZtvmQ

This will demonstrate how inconsistent legalism and sinless perfectionism is not only historically wrong but how this bad understanding of scripture will continue to degrade other orthodox Christian doctrines. 

 In the first video, this brother states that "WORKS is the SALVATION".  which is complete heresy...  

On the 2nd video, he'll change his position on sinless perfection claiming a believer in Christ CAN "POSSIBLY" SIN after maturity in Christ.  If this is the case, it's no longer sinless perfectionism.

Video 3 demonstrates further how bad doctrine is progressive!  You go from adding rocks to our road to causing an avalanche that can end up flattening us and destroying us unless we humble ourselves to the truth of The Word of God!

Video 4 demonstrates how having a WORKS RIGHTEOUSNESS gospel does absolutely nothing to convince the world of the truth of God (in an apologetic sense).   The message of the cross and regeneration is FOOLISHNESS to those who are perishing (1 Corinthians 1:10).

Let's continue praying to The Lord for the humility to recognize when we're wrong so that we can accept our blind spots wherever we have them in order to continue growing in God's truth.

PART 2

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Sinless perfection is the theological position that a Christian can become SINLESS at some point in their walk with God. 

Some falsely believe that this "perfection" can happen as soon as they're saved (born again). 

People who believe this completely distort the doctrines of Justification, Sanctification and Glorification.

They completely misread the exhortation given by the Apostles to the early church to "walk in a manner worthy of your calling".  (Ephesians 4:1; Col. 1:10; 1 Thess. 2:12, etc.)

This false teaching was rejected in the early 4th century but will resurface often when certain believers take on a hyper-literal reading of certain Biblical proof texts.

For more on the false doctrine of Sinless perfectionism, watch/listen to the following videos.

Update!

 Much going on in the BxBlues-phere!

I didn't get a chance to record my new video-Cast on exposing the terrible-tyrannical beginnings of totalitarianism. Try saying that five times fast! Ha!

I use a couple of social media friends to do this but it's widespread in our culture.

Hopefully, it'll be featured this coming week on my Divine Nature Podcast YouTube platform.  Look out for it!

In the meantime, check out my first video on the "MUSLIM FAIL" (part 1) of a group of Muslims who try and make The Bible - The Word of God stand for things that are completely not found in scripture.

14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.

  

Divine Nature Podcast is up!

Looking forward to continuing the podcast this new year -  this time under the continued spiritual reality of our DIVINE NATURE. 

The divine nature is the walk of faith in the promises of God in Christ.  Where by if we truly believe these promises we can walk in holiness baring good fruit as we abide in the Vine. 

Look out for the next Divine Nature Podcast coming soon! 

God bless! 🙏

Changes to TRUnews365!

 

It's now The DEVINE NATURE PODCAST:

New year, New face, New lives, and New hearts...

For Christ's name sake!  

The New Testament mentions the divine nature 3 times.

Acts 17:29

Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.

Romans 1:20

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

2 Peter 1:4

For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.

The Divine nature isn't like tangible things that we can see, smell, taste or touch.

The Devine nature is something invisible to the human eye yet something very real, and very powerful.  Something spiritual which brings VALIDITY TO THE SPIRITUAL REALM.

And yet Peter says that we can LIVE HOLY, FRUITFUL AND POWERFUL ON THE EARTH within this Divine Nature IF we LIVE BELIEVING GOD'S PROMISES TO US.

Outside of FAITH, we can't live in the Devine Nature yet also within this Divine Nature we can escape the corruption of the world.

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Ancient Kemet Vs. Christianity (A response)

 As secularism rises, it opens people up to all various tentacles of godlessness and false religion is one of them!

The ancient Kemet false gospel of esoteric inner-power and consciousness is one big nothing burger of a gospel. Run from these lies!  

The world and all that is in the world is hostile to the truth, and "God's Word is truth" (John 17:17)

Women in the Church/Home

 

On this podcast, I want to cover the much regarded issues covered in 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2.

We'll see that Paul is dealing with the order in the congregation and draws from the law of God and the fall of mankind in Genesis;

bringing to light the foundation of familial headship and its necessity for the human relationship between man and woman.

it all hinges on LOVE AND RESPECT.  That's all good.

TO THE MEASURE OF THE SPIRITUAL REALITY THAT IS CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH AS A BRIDE WHICH WILL BE PURE AND READY - FULLY SANCTIFIED FROM THE WORLD.

This is the high standard of that relationship between men and women here on earth.

The following video asks, "Is The Bible Anti-Women?"

Sabbath (Let's talk)

 

27 All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
    28 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

 Let's open up our Bibles

and let's revisit the richness of God's Word pertaining to the sabbath.

There are those who think sabbath and immediately think "Saturday"... and yet there's so, so much more to the sabbath than simply a day of the week.

"He again fixes a certain day, “Today,” saying through David after so long a time just as has been said before,

“TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE,

DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS.”

-- Hebrews 4:7

"For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His." 

-- Hebrews 4:10 

(select scripture)

Exodus 20:11

Eze 20:12

Eze 20:20

Mark 2:28

Hebrews 3 and 4

1946 (The Movie)

 The Beast system is seen more in this area than anywhere else.  It's got people locked and incarcerated to false identities, and imprisoned in the futility of self-imposed deception.  But the light of Christ shines in the darkest places to save and lift up, and re-establish people to who God has truly called them to be.  Despite the lies of the world, Christ is still healing and saving.  

"1946" is a soon to be released movie (and possibly a book) that'll try and capture more minds into deception by attempting to attack The Word of God.  Despite the efforts of the world, this production will be just as flawed and as desperate as Dan Brown's fictional book trying to claim the origins of Christianity at the Council of Nicaea. 

"1946" will attempt to claim that there was a dishonest political plot constructed by conservative evangelicals in the origin and use of the word, "Homosexual" in one of the English translations of the Bible.

Dr. James White is a New Testament critical text scholar, professor and Christian apologist and he blows this "1946" nonsense right out of the water:

"You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies." -- John 8:44

Answering the dishonest skeptic

 

On my next podcast, I want to address how to deal with dishonest skeptics and haters of Christ when we as Christians have to confront them.  Not everyone has a genuine curiosity of scripture or a benign motive for confronting Christians.  Often times, we can avoid hostile interactions but what about brothers and sisters in the Lord who need to learn how to answer for the faith?

Can you defend your faith not just in a loving manner but intellectually and scholarly manner?

Do you know enough about the history of your faith and what's in scripture in order to teach someone who'll ask you for the faith that is in you?

You might not want to make much of the skeptic who's heckling you but what about those who are at ear-shot of this interaction, who also need to know that there actually are answers to many of skeptics unfair accusations of Christianity?

There are not only answers but answers that will strengthen our faith every single day because God has handed down to us, a miraculous written revelation in the scriptures.

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Liberalism entering unawares!

 

What happens when you have to stand on the unadulterated truth of scripture without compromise but are expected to speak to the question of religious trauma?  ... This is the situation we often have to confront in the world among some who left the church and are no longer Christians. 

On this talk, I'm reflecting on this same issue and how often times, those who call themselves former Christians, have left the faith because of religious traumatic experiences. They may expect YOU as a Christian to respond to their claims of trauma and want to see how you'll defend your faith in light of it.  

Liberal Christians will often times compromise on scriptural truth in order to appease the intensity of the moment just to save face, while the Christian who's devoted to God's Word, will not.

Listen to my recent talk on this matter on the Clubhouse app. Click on the following link:

Liberalism entering unawares!