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Did the Father Hate the Son on the Cross?

Gavin Ortlund

Gavin Ortlund

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March 23, 2026
Gavin Ortlund explores what Jesus truly experienced on the cross and why the Father never hated the Son, even in the darkest moments of the crucifixion. Videos Mentioned: Which Atonement Theory is Right?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doIAkUycaHM The Most Frustrating Defense of Penal Substitution - Commenting on the John Mark Comer Controversy: https://youtu.be/c5ETmUAighw?si=Qu9iHrTbZ7O4Eju5 Books/Articles Mentioned: Lamb of the Free: An Extended Review by Jay Sklar: https://www.academia.edu/164963413/Lamb_of_the_Free_An_Extended_Review Lamb of the Free: A Critical Review by Derek Rishmawy: https://mereorthodoxy.com/a-review-of-andrew-remington-rilleras-lamb-of-the-free He Bore our Punishment: Discovering Penal Substitution in the Church Fathers and Beyond: https://www.amazon.com/Bore-our-Punishment-Discovering-Substitution-ebook/dp/B0GT4K2RKP/truthunitesbo-20 Forsaken: The Trinity and the Cross, and Why It Matters: https://www.amazon.com/Forsaken-Trinity-Cross-Why-Matters/dp/0830839585/truthunitesbo-20 Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/ MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truth-unites DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side: https://discord.gg/MdTt6d5PVs CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-World-That-Doesnt/dp/1540964094/truthunitesbo-20 https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Retrieval-Evangelicals-Need-Future/dp/1433565269/truthunitesbo-20 https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-Hills-Die-Theological/dp/1433567423/truthunitesbo-20 https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Augustines-Doctrine-Creation-Controversy/dp/0830853243/truthunitesbo-20 00:00 - Introduction 02:17 - 1) Divine Temper Tantrum 03:01 - 2) Divided Trinity 04:42 - 3) Construing Punishment Crudely 14:07 - What About the Cry of Dereliction? 20:42 - A Motte and Bailey Fallacy? 21:56 - The Father's Love for Jesus 23:20 - Conclusion

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