Noun
penal substitution (uncountable)
(theology) The theory of atonement which holds that Jesus died on the Cross in place of human sinners.
Probably no theologian in English language has ever rivaled Owen stressing the absolute centrality of Christ's penal substitution and therefore his as Priest. . . . For that reason alone The Priesthood of Christ is worth all the time it takes to read it with humility, care, and reflection. Sinclair B. Ferguson