How does the Theory of Penal Substitution Atonement necessitate the Cross?
OP ^
Never heard of this before...
Definition. The penal substitution theory teaches that Jesus suffered the penalty for mankind's sins. Penal substitution derives from the idea that divine forgiveness must satisfy divine justice, that is, that God is not willing or able to simply forgive sin without first requiring a satisfaction for it.
Substitutionary atonement, also called vicarious atonement, is the idea that Jesus died "for us," as propagated by the classic and objective paradigms of atonement in Christianity, which regard Jesus as dying as a substitute for others, 'instead of' them.
So there is some "Teaching" called by Two different Names...that sounds like unnecessary gobbledygook.
Jesus' SINLESS prepared Body was sent to Earth to Accomplish many Things.
(Regarding this topic)
* Offer His Prepared SINLESS Body for the Sins of all natural born bodies, which ARE all Conceived and Born IN SIN.
* Jesus' Offering WAS "HIS "pure SINLESS" BLOOD", paying the Price Required FOR SIN of "every Humans Sin.
** A Human IS Born IN SIN. A humans Life IS its Blood. A humans Blood is Not SINLESS.
Payment For Sin REQUIRES "Pure Sinnless Blood"...(something a human Does NOT Have)
* Blood IS the LIFE of a Human Body. The only WAY For Blood to be "given", is for the Blood to be Removed from within the Body.
Once the Blood IS removed from the Body...the Body becomes Dead.
* So of course Jesus making the Offering of Paying for the Sins of Mankind required the Pure Blood of Jesus' Prepared Body, to be Spilled Outside of His Body. And it was so.
(John 19:
[34] But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.)
* ^ The Offering of Jesus' Pure SINLESS Blood Accomplished.
* KEY Word - OFFERING
The Offering is to all of mankind.
The Offering: neither Punished or Atoned Any Person.
An Offering Must needs be: accepted, taken, received BY a Person, "Before" Jesus" Offering will Have ANY Effect upon any person.
Jesus' OFFERING, (of His Pure Blood) IS a TWO Fold Effect: (for ANY individual who Accepts His Offering).
* 1) Acceptance...by an Individual...affords the individual Gods "Forgiveness" (by God) for their Natural Birth of being naturally born In Sin and their Commission of Sins in Disbelief of God, (standing Against God).
* 2) Acceptance...by an Individual of Jesus' Offering of Eternal Life (with God).
John 6
[51] I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Eph 1:
[9] Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hathpurposed in himself:
Heb 10:
[14] For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Them that ARE for ever sanctified...Are Them Who have "Accepted" His OFFERING.
The OP question makes no sense to me.
The Cross was Jesus' manner of Death, which is irrelevant to His "purposed Offering".
As far as some Theoretical teaching for Atonement...
No doubt Jesus Offered Atonement for mankind's Sin...Yet the Offering Must be Accepted, Before it is Applicable to an individual.
Crucifixion was a usual way for Roman authorities to publically put a man to death.
Back street stoning was a way for Jews to put a man to death (however: Jews were under Roman Authority and it was By Roman Law Illegal for Jews to Stone a man to death).
Several times Jews attempted to Illegaly Stone Jesus and Jesus slipped away from the crowds, preventing Jews from committing an illegal act.
Jesus knew the Romans would come for Him, and without struggle Jesus surrendered Himself to the Roman authorities. Three Unjust trials were held, findings of the trial report calling Jesus Guilty, YET the Roman Governor did not agree and refused to Announce and Pronounce Jesus GUILTY. The Governors (yearly festival) Feast was approaching, (which observed a Roman Law in appeasement for consideration for Jews, whereby Jews could speak out and Call for a Release of ONE prisoner set for the death penalty.) Many Jews did Not call out for Jesus' release. And further Many Jews "instigated" by Jewish Pharisees called for Jesus' Crucifixion...and it was so...without Jesus' pleading for their reconsideration or struggling to fight them to escape the sentence.
Jesus' Offering DID NOT Change the WHOLE world of Mankind.
Jesus' Offering Changes Individuals Who Accept His Offering.
And Regardless of WHO accepts or does not accept Jesus' Offering, mankind All have Corrupt Blood and FLESH and that IS Mortal and IS subject To Die. God Requires it.
(Gen 9:
[5] And surely your blood of your lives will I require;
Glory to God,
Taken