Penal Substitution has long been a topic of vehement disagreement between Christians. In this debate, two Protestants will face off as they try to settle this discussion once and for all.
For the sake of this debate, Penal Substitution is defined as: "God gave himself in the person of his Son to suffer instead of us the death, punishment and curse due to fallen humanity as the penalty for sin.” - Pierced for Our Transgressions
About Our Debaters
Hunter Kirby (Affirmative): Hunter Kirby is a Christian, husband, father, and writer. He has written two books: True Human Nature and the Tyranny That Comes in its Absence, and Dead in Our Sins: Letters From a Wretch Saved by Grace. Hunter is a reformed Baptist and occasionally posts content on his YouTube channel Monk Full of Manna.
Timothy Renfro (Negative): Timothy Renfro has been a Bible believing evangelical Christian his entire life, and has been studying the topic of the atonement and penal substitution specifically since around 2010. His X handle is MrTimothyRenfro and you can find him posting two or three times a week on substack @timothyrenfro.