The Gospel
The Concept of Substitution
January 5, 2023 · David McLemore · 1 min read
The concept of substitution may be said, then, to lie at the heart of both sin and salvation. For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be. Man claims prerogatives which belong to God alone; God accepts penalties which belong to man alone.
— John Stott, The Cross of Christ, page 160. (paid link)
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