text: Hey, Bill,Laurence here. ("Athanasius" is my online moniker; he's one of the very few so-called "church  fathers" I genuinely admire.)---I have a much-loved copy of the late, great John Stott's classic The Cross of Christ. This book, which I wholeheartedly agree with, makes it abundantly clear that the doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement is EXACTLY what the Scriptures teaches, and it's NOT a theory. As someone who studies Biblical Theology on a regular basis, I can state unequivocally that Mr.Stott's book has yet to be successfully refuted, and since the premise iterated in the book have an irrefutable Scriptural foundation,it's unlikely it will be. As the greatApostle Paul said in Romans 14th vs.5:.."Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind"... (ESV). One would as soon look up into a clear, sunny day and claim that it's raining as to rationally deny that the Scriptures teaches PSA; it's simply nonsense. Certainly the Savior affirms it, the Apostle Paul taught it.