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Podcast: Defending the Manifesto (7 of 10)
Greg responds to challenges by William Lane Craig from Craig’s podcast “Reasonable Faith.“
Greg discusses atonement and the shortcomings of penal substitution theology.
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Tags: Atonement, Christus Victor, Crucifixion, Penal Substitution View of Atonement, Satan
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