THOMAS R. SCHREINER The theory of penal substitution is the heart and soul of an evangelical view of the atonement.1 I am not claiming that it is the only truth about the atonement taught in the Scriptures. Nor am I claiming that penal substitution is emphasized in every piece of literature or that every author articulates clearly penal substitution.2 I am claiming that penal substitution functions as the anchor and foundation for all other dimensions of the atonement
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