Christianity under internal attack...again

I read a few articles on Al Mohler's blog that were fairly sobering. The doctrines surrounding the Penal Substitution of Christ (wrath absorbing on our behalf) were attacked by Rev. Jeffrey John of the Church of England. You can read Mohler's article here (offers additional links for further reading on the matter), but I was horrified to see someone say that Christ's wrath absorbing, propitiatory death as "repulsive" and "insane". I wish I could say that this was a heresy that didn't influence the church much, but I can't say that seeing as how other church leaders have affirmed his position. This teaching of "God is love" is a perversion and a tragedy to any biblical theology, since it undermines the whole of scripture and ignores almost every place Paul addresses the cross, and any place where God demands justice and punishment for sin. Let us think long and hard about the true meaning of the cross, and let us rise up to defend against such horrible perversions. For reading on defending the doctrines of the Penal Substitution in regards to the death of Christ you can read Mark Dever's article he wrote in a past issue of Christianity Today here.