Substitutionary Atonement – Grace Evangelical Society

Did Jesus Pay the Penalty for Our Sins? Part 2

October 17, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 1:29, Penalty, Sin, Substitutionary Atonement, the cross

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities… and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray…and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all (Isa 53:5-6). …[Christ] who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we,

Did Jesus Pay the Penalty for Our Sins? Part 1

October 15, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 1:29, Penalty, Sin, Substitutionary Atonement, the cross and the promise of life

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). Did Jesus, by shedding His blood for us, pay the penalty for our sins? I’ve heard preachers and theologians say this hundreds of times. So have you. But is

Can Someone Be Free Grace and Reject Fundamental Doctrines?

January 14, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - ECT, essential doctrines, Substitutionary Atonement

Buddy, who asked me a question recently that led to a blog post, asked a follow-up question: I have another question that is a bit different. I have noticed a disturbing trend, that is, a number of Evangelicals are rejecting the penal substitution view of Christ’s atonement. I have even run across “free grace” people

December 4, 2020

When Was Sin Paid For?

Psalm 22, Substitutionary Atonement

Substitutionary atonement is the belief that the Lord Jesus died in our place and took our sin upon Himself. Our listener asks, was sin paid for at the time of darkness during the crucifixion or at a different time? Bob and Shawn discuss the power of the crucifixion and the freedom that Jesus has granted to us by His sacrifice.

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