Penal Theory

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

No man can by any means redeem his brother or give to God a ransom for him—  Psalm 49:7  NASB No man – One of the ideas about atonement was formulated at the time of the Reformation.  It’s call the Penal Theory of Atonement.  Basically, it asserts that Yeshua’s death paid the price required by God for our salvation.[1]  Whether or…

A Riddle

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

No man can by any means redeem his brother or give to God a ransom for him— Psalm 49:7 NASB Redeem – Context, context, context. Without the context, this verse seems to oppose the very idea that Yeshua acts as a substitute sacrifice for sinners. Of course, the idea of substitutionary atonement is a Reformation…