The “Gospel” of Divine Abuse: Redeeming the Gospel from Gruesome Popular Preaching of an Abusive and Violent God (Recovering the Original Gospel Series Book 2)

Please take into consideration that this book is highly controversial and is likely to provoke strong and negative reactions from angry fundamentalists and Calvinists.

The common thread among all Fundamentalist denominations—including Calvinists, Baptists, Pentecostals, Evangelicals, and others—is their adherence to a doctrine called Penal Substitutionary Atonement. This theory teaches that God was so enraged and filled with wrath toward humanity that He needed to satisfy His "justice" by executing destruction. However, rather than punishing us directly, He instead tortured, abused, and killed Christ in our place to appease His anger.

This doctrine, formulated by John Calvin in the 16th century, underpins the fundamentalist view of God as a rigid, legalistic moral monster—one who is eager to condemn those who fail to meet His impossible standards. This dangerous, anxiety-inducing, and hateful theology has spread like poison through Christianity under the guise of "Christian Fundamentalism."

In this book, we will critically examine the biblical and theological arguments used to support Penal Substitutionary Atonement, deconstructing its foundations to reveal the true character of God—the God of love that Jesus proclaimed.