“Ghastly” Gospel Denial in the Church of Scotland
Martyn McGeown documents a 2015 public debate between Rev. Scott McKenna of the Church of Scotland and Rev. David Robertson of the Free Church of Scotland, where McKenna denies the substitutionary atonement as "ghastly theology." This resource serves as a case study in contemporary doctrinal deviation within a historically Reformed denomination and the apologetic response from evangelical Reformed clergy defending core Protestant doctrine.
'Do you believe Jesus died for your sins?' "With grace I replied, no, no, no, no…that's ghastly theology…you don't want to go there." Those are the words of Rev. Scott McKenna, the minister of Mayfield Salisbury Church of Scotland (CofS) in Edinburgh, Scotland. The CofS is the national church in Scotland, a Presbyterian denomination dating back to the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. If John Knox (1513-1572) knew the state of the CofS today, he would turn in his grave! Rev. David...
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