Cosmic Child Abuse

Brother Steve Camp has written a response to one of the predominant arguments against the substitutionary atonement of Christ coming from the realm of theological liberalism. Penal Substitutionary Atonement is the Biblical doctrine that Christ accepted the penalty for our sins as our substitute. There is a movement among the theologically liberal to deny this doctrine by saying that it accuses God of committing "cosmic child abuse" by putting His own Son to death. For many years this movement existed mainly only in Europe as well as academic circles around the world. In recent years, it has made it's way into books like "The Gospel of Inclusion" by Bishop Carlton Pearson which line the shelves at the local Barnes & Noble.