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Substitution and Satisfaction

Christ died as a substitute to satisfy God's wrath against sin for the elect. As a substitute, he bore the punishment for every sin of those he died for. This substitutionary atonement brings comfort to Christians who fail God, as Christ paid the price for all their sins. The plan of redemption required certain individuals as its object, namely the elect, so that Christ's work would guarantee their salvation.

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Substitution and Satisfaction

Christ died as a substitute to satisfy God's wrath against sin for the elect. As a substitute, he bore the punishment for every sin of those he died for. This substitutionary atonement brings comfort to Christians who fail God, as Christ paid the price for all their sins. The plan of redemption required certain individuals as its object, namely the elect, so that Christ's work would guarantee their salvation.

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All For whom Christ died for will be saved

The Christian life is a war. We are called by God to make war against the flesh. But
many of the battles that we fight in this war against the flesh are lost. We fail God every
day. One of the evidences that we are born again is that deep longing to please our
Heavenly Father. We hate it when we fail Him, and we often look at ourselves and ask,
“How could I be a Christian when I fall so short so often?” When this happens, we need
to go back to the cross and see Christ as the One who bore the punishment for every
time we sinned against the Father.
The atoning work of Christ can bring great comfort and relief to hearts that are filled
with fear and doubt. Jesus was sent by the Father for the distinct purpose of becoming
a substitute for His people by dying in their place. In becoming a substitute, He made
satisfaction to God the Father on their behalf. Every smidgen of the Fathers wrath was
absorbed by the Son of God for every single sin that His people have committed,
thereby satisfying, or placating the wrath of God that stood against them.

Substitution is one taking the place of another. The Bible makes it very clear that
Jesus Christ stood as a substitute for His people. Isa 53:4 Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows; It was Jesus who was bearing the punishment for sin in our
place. We deserved it, but He took it. There are several things to note about the
substitutionary atonement of Christ.
1. Nothing brings God more glory than the plan of redemption.
2. The plan of redemption was eternal.
3. The nature of redemption requires certain individuals as its object, namely the
elect.
A. objection #1: The objects do not need to be certain in order for the plan of
redemption to work. The plan could have included a mass of uncertain
individuals, namely the Church.
1. Answer to objection #1: If the plan of redemption only included a mass of
uncertain individuals, there would be no guarantee that Christ work would save
anyone. Because the work of Christ was substitutionary, there has to be specific
people He was substitute for.
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