John MacArthur: Why Did Jesus Have to Die?

Many skeptics have argued that the Christian doctrine of the atonement is inherently unjust. How is it just, they say, for an innocent man like Jesus to be punished for the sins of another? Even professing evangelicals have questioned the doctrine of substitutionary atonement, with one going so far as to call it "cosmic child abuse." In this lecture, Dr. John MacArthur looks at the biblical doctrine of the atonement showing how the righteousness and holiness of God are upheld in it. Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=get-started This message is from our 2010 National Conference, Tough Questions Christians Face: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL30acyfm60fWbEjNZS-ioDRP7mvcNZAyP Purchase this conference on DVD: http://www.ligonier.org/store/tough-questions-christians-face-2010-national-conference-dvd/?mobile=off