Tim Keller posted one of his gospel aphorisms on Facebook a couple of days ago that got some people riled. He said: Now, on the face of it, this could be a very problematic statement. My friend Mar…
Now, on the face of it, this could be a very problematic statement. My friend Mark Jones has gone into why. Essentially, on one straightforward read, this is playing right into a tritheistic split in the godhead that many critics of penal substitution assume is going on. But contrary to that, orthodox theology has always held the Father has never stopped loving the Son, especially in his moment of greatest obedience to him on the cross.
My suspicion is that is not what Keller has in mind, but is speaking loosely about the experience of the Son as the Godman. I’ve written elsewhere that the Reformed speak of the Godman’s suffering on the cross per the logic of Chalcedon:
Source: Keller, Jones, Turretin, and the Love of God on the Cross – Reformedish