Annihilationism and Penal Substitutionary Atonement Once More (QoW #1006)
About this episode
Dr. Craig discusses the implications of annihilationism on penal substitutionary atonement and the nature of Christ's separation from the Father on the cross.
A reader follows up on an earlier question about annihilationism, asking Dr. Craig to unpack what it means that Christ was "momentarily separated" from the Father on the cross, given that the Trinity is indivisible. Dr. Craig explains this as a relational rather than ontological separation, then argues that annihilationism actually undermines penal substitutionary atonement, since it becomes very hard to see how Christ bore the punishment we deserved without being annihilated himself.
People in this episode
Host: William Lane Craig
Topics covered
- annihilationism
- penal substitutionary atonement
- Trinity
- Christian theology
- separation of Christ
- divine punishment
Keywords
- annihilationism
- penal substitutionary atonement
- Trinity
- Christ
- separation
- divine punishment
- Christian theology
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Annihilationism, Penal Substitutionary Atonement
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