You are confused.
I am not asking that the words "Penal Substitution Theory" appear in Scripture. I am asking for verses stating the elements of the theory.
I am asking for a verse that states Adam died spiritually.
I am asking for a verse that states God poured His wrath upon Christ.
I am asking for a verse that states Christ died instead of us dying.
I am asking for a verse that states God condemned His "Righteous One".
I am asking for a verse that states Christ's suffering was divine punishment.
I am asking for a verse that edviences divine justice to be retributive justice in type.
By your own admission they do not exist.
This is why Penal Substitution Theory is a theory.
Not only do you believe all of those extra-biblical ideas but you use them as a foundation of your faith as you lean not on God's Word but your own understanding.
The evidence is plain. It was when you accused me of rejecting Scripture yet proved incompetent in providing even one passage those of us who disagree with your theory reject.
I encourage you to turn to Scripture in your studies rather than theory, myth, and superstition. Make God's Word rather than religious philosophy the foundation of your faith.
I do not care about your opinions about what you believe God meant to say. I care about what God actually said.
I don't think that the bible is a book that makes too many overtly obvious statements. There is a lot of mystery involved. I think it works more like...when a person has the right attitude and understanding...the bible makes sense.
Of course there are man-made constructs that SEEM to make sense when narrowly viewed...but these errant viewpoints are laid to rest by seeing the bigger picture. So we need to look back to see how things work together.
So there is a place for deductive reasoning...but always from a spiritual perspective.
While I see where people get the penal substitution doctrine from...I do see that as a heresy based on an overly narrow viewpoint that contradicts the weight of scripture that says otherwise. Ie...The crucifixion of Jesus was NOT God's day of wrath...which is yet to come. Rather it was the evil in the world that crucified Jesus.
That is plain....in spite of various wordings in some places that look like God was dumping His own wrath on His holy Son....which can only be understood if one is religious and looking for a religious formula...that itself is foreign to the biblical narrative when taken as a whole.
So it's a construct of the devil meant to disparage God. Therefore it will be popular among they who have no spiritual understanding and life.
John, your list has many facets that cannot be taken as a whole.
We see that the devil infiltrated into the world at the fall of Adam...so as to become the world's power...the influence of his rebellion overpowering the subtle pull of God's influence...even though it doesn't explicitly say this in one text. But we do know that the "power of the air" is now in the devil's hands.
Jesus won back this world through His sacrifice. This was a spiritual victory that will soon be shown to be eternally effective.
So God is saving more and more people. That is specifically stated as the reason for the delay in governmental change. What is not stated but can be deduced is that in every generation God is flushing out...not just the faithful...but also the rebellious....they who teach iniquity.
So then just as God flushed out evil among His angels...so in His master strategy men are being exposed in the same way.
Did Adam die spiritually on the day he sinned?
The whole world did.
The devil squatted in the heavenly principality that governs the influence in the world...the very place that the saints will rule from in the next age.
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