Well stop making the distinction then and call it a doctrine.
Do you believe all of the theories of Atonement should be called "doctrines" or just the one(s) you hold?
But it makes no sense without Penal Substitution.
This should read to you. It (the atonement) makes no sense without Penal SubstitutIon TO YOU. Most Christians throughout history and alive today have not shared your problem.
The Bible tells us that 'God set Him [Christ] forth as a propitiation [a sacrifice that turns away wrath] by His blood through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness' (Romans 3:25-26).
Yes. God set forth Jesus Christ, His Son, as a propitiation (which is a sacrifice that turns away wrath, as Scripture states, we escape the wrath to come), by His blood through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness (which Paul states is the righteousness of God apart from the law, not worked through it).
Psalm 7:11 tells us that 'God is a just Judge; and God is angry with the wicked every day.'
Yep. And we cannot pick and choose. The acuital of the wicked and the condemnation of the righteous are both abominations to God.
So how is God's anger propitiated?
So how is God's anger propitiated?
'Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows
Yes. Christ has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows - this from the manger to the cross.
steemed Him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted.
Yes. Scripture is clear that “we” considered Christ stricken and afflicted by God when in fact (pay attention to the actual text and the language) He was healing us as the strickennes and affliction (the “sickness”) was ours and not his.
But He was wounded for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him
Exactly. Chastisement is another word for discipline - NOT “punishment”. In Hebrews and Proverbs we read that God chastises NOT the wicked but those He loves. In fact, Scripture tells us it is through this chastisement that we know we are not illegitimate.
Does God chastise you, Steve?
Who transferred our iniquities to Christ? 'And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all
The Lord lay the iniquity of us all on Christ. Have you not read? It’s right there (right after your commentary).
Who punished Him? 'Yet is pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief'
According to Scripture wicked men punished Him but they could be forgiven because they did not know what they were doing and it was according to the will and plan of the Father. It pleased God to bruise Him and he has put Him to grief. This, of course, is not Penal Substitution (although I suspect some may read it into the text….i.e., eisegesis).
How can God be just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness?
Scripture does not ask that question. Scripture states that this is what God does. Why do you question God?
Anyway, just because Scripture does not ask that question does not mean it does not give you the answer. It is appointed man once to die and then the Judgment. There is no condemnation in Christ. It is not a matter of God punishing our sins but of God making us a new creation in Christ.
I think you would do better to read more of the Bible and less of your commentaries, Steve.