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Jesus Christ died on the cross as a propitiation for our sins (1 John 2:2). He bore our sins in his body on the cross as our substitute (1 Peter 2:24). In doing so, he pacified the wrath of God on behalf of his people. This is known as the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement (PSA).
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Bruxy Cavey is at the center of what I believe is the most significant theological controversy Canadian Evangelicals have faced in almost 70 years. It is likely the most important controversy since the fundamentalist/modernist controversy. Once again, a generation must decide where it stands on some foundational issues, namely (1) the atonement, (2) Scripture, and
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My pastor, Jacob Reaume, has recently said that “penal substitutionary atonement is central to the Christian gospel” and that “to deny penal substitutionary atonement (PSA) is to deny the Gospel.” I wholeheartedly agree. Without Christ’s penal substitution, there remains no saving gospel. There was no other way for the penalty of our sins to be
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When I was a younger man, I worked at a slaughter house.  We processed about 2,000 head of cattle a day.  My job was in the cold room where I picked fat off the floor, cut steaks, and pulled paddle bones from the carcasses.  The cold room where I worked was bloody, but compared to
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As I learned at the rink growing up, you don’t get to pick your spots.  Sometimes you just end up being bashed against the boards in the corner while chasing the puck, even if you’d rather be the finesse guy gracefully twirling around the defencemen to deke out the goalie for the game winner in overtime.  It is what it is.

On the cross, Jesus Christ paid the penalty for sin, fully bearing and satisfying God’s wrath toward the sins of his people. He was punished in our place as our substitute. He is the propitiation for our sins. This biblical truth is known as penal substitutionary atonement and is central to the gospel message. Without
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I’ve made some very strong statements about Bruxy Cavey.  He might be Canada’s most recognizable church leader, and he pastors one of Canada’s largest churches.  He is in the middle of what I believe is the most significant theological controversy Canadian Evangelicals have faced in 70 years—probably the most significant theological controversy since the modernist/fundamentalist controversy.

Evangelicals in the Province of Ontario are in the middle of what I believe is the most important theological controversy we’ve faced in 70 years—at least since the fundamentalist/modernist controversy.  Bruxy Cavey pastors one of Canada’s largest churches, has a broad following, claims to be a conservative Christian, and yet has not only denied the
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