Yet He Himself bore the sin of many

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In a time of spiritual decline and doctrinal confusion, it is desperately important for us to be clear about the cross. The atonement is attacked again as it has been throughout the centuries; many are again questioning biblical fundamentals regarding the atonement, secured for us by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The doctrine of Penal substitution is a biblical and orthodox theology. The Church was purchased by God with His own blood. Jesus died in our place and paid the full the penalty of our sin.


Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,
And He will divide the plunder with the strong,
Because He poured out His life unto death,
And was counted with wrongdoers;
Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the wrongdoers. Isaiah 53.

 

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I have heard some opponents of PSA say that PSA was invented by Calvin. I do believe Calvin addressed it, and through the word brought out the doctrine, which is essential to the gospel.
The early church didn't worry so much about the gospel (PSA), it was preached constantly. Their main concerns back then were the Trinity and the hypostatic union. These were the issues they were debating and defending.
Things took time to look into, test against scripture, and address them. For example, the early church, Augustine, for example, agreed with a pope, and many agreed with purgatory. It took some time to work through these. So, for the opponents of PSA to say it wasn't developed until the 16th century by Calvin are ill informed, and many have no idea what they are talking about.

 

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The doctrine of Penal substitution is a biblical and orthodox theology. The Church was purchased by God with His own blood. Jesus died in our place and paid the full the penalty of our sin.

The death determined for the second Adam, our representative, a death in virtue of the curse transferred upon him, which was long-lasting at that. It was indeed a long-lasting death; Jesus not only died on the cross, but all along the time of his life. That death worked in him from the womb until he was laid in the grave. He was born of a woman, and in a stable, no room for him, no cradle. His infant blood shed in circumcision as if he were a sinner. His life was sought and hunted as an infant, to where his mother had to run and hide in Egypt. He lived in a place where nothing good came from. Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good be from Nazareth?” Philip *said to him, “Come and see.”John 1:46. He was ill-treated by the Jews and Gentiles until they finally put him to death on the cross.
His death was horrible. There was no pity, no sparing in it. The curse carried it to the highest degree. There was no sparing from an angry God - He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Rom 8:32.
There was no sparing from wicked men letting loose on him. Pushing him like bulls,
Many bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. Psalm 22:12.
roaring on him and devouring him like lions,
They open their mouths wide at me,
As a ravening and roaring lion. Psalm 22:13.
and rending him like dogs, when their hour of power was come,
For dogs have surrounded me;
A band of evildoers has encompassed me;
They pierced my hands and my feet. Psalm 22:16.



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The death determined for the second Adam, our representative, a death in virtue of the curse transferred upon him, which was long-lasting at that. It was indeed a long-lasting death; Jesus not only died on the cross, but all along the time of his life. That death worked in him from the womb until he was laid in the grave. He was born of a woman, and in a stable, no room for him, no cradle. His infant blood shed in circumcision as if he were a sinner. His life was sought and hunted as an infant, to where his mother had to run and hide in Egypt. He lived in a place where nothing good came from. Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good be from Nazareth?” Philip *said to him, “Come and see.”John 1:46. He was ill-treated by the Jews and Gentiles until they finally put him to death on the cross.
His death was horrible. There was no pity, no sparing in it. The curse carried it to the highest degree. There was no sparing from an angry God - He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Rom 8:32.
There was no sparing from wicked men letting loose on him. Pushing him like bulls,
Many bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. Psalm 22:12.
roaring on him and devouring him like lions,
They open their mouths wide at me,
As a ravening and roaring lion. Psalm 22:13.
and rending him like dogs, when their hour of power was come,
For dogs have surrounded me;
A band of evildoers has encompassed me;
They pierced my hands and my feet. Psalm 22:16.



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There was not a good word spoken to him in the midst of his torments, by those that stood by, but cruelly mocked and insulted by them. Not a good deed done for him. He wasn't even given a drink of water, but vinegar was offered to him in his thirst caused through the fire of divine wrath, drinking up his spirits and moisture. Even the heavens wouldn't give him it's light, but wrapped itself up in darkness from him.

 

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There was not a good word spoken to him in the midst of his torments, by those that stood by, but cruelly mocked and insulted by them. Not a good deed done for him. He wasn't even given a drink of water, but vinegar was offered to him in his thirst caused through the fire of divine wrath, drinking up his spirits and moisture. Even the heavens wouldn't give him it's light, but wrapped itself up in darkness from him.

He suffered all this voluntarily, submissively, and did not resist or complain, out of regard to the wronged honor of God.
Consider these words of his: No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it back. This commandment I received from My Father.” John 10:18.
It was the Father's will - Psalm 40:6-8.

This is what the law demanded of them (us) for whom he suffered for. But how could we have borne the load of revenging wrath, Christ was provided to be our representative, and should bear our punishment, voluntarily and with perfect patience and resignation, that he should go "as a lamb to the slaughter," quietly resigning his human will to the divine will; and make his obedience in hi sufferings as conscicuous as hi=s sufferings themselves: that in midst of the extremity of his torments, he shpould not entertain the least unbecoming thought of God, but acknowledge him holy in all, Psalm 22:3 Yet You are holy, You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel. Nor yet, the least grudge against his murderers; in token of which, he prayed for them while he was on the cross, saying, "Father forgive them; for then know not what they do," Luke 23:34.