Can there be found anywhere, one who is a mere creature, able to satisfy for us?
None; for first, God will not punish any other creature for the sin which man hath committed;a and further, no mere creature can sustain the burden of God’s eternal wrath against sin, so as to deliver others from it.b
a. Ezekiel 18:20
Ezekiel 18:20
18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
18:20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
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b. Revelation 5:3; Psalm 49:8–9
Revelation 5:3
5:3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
5:3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
Psalm 49:8–9
49:8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 49:9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
49:8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice, 49:9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.
Can Is there be found anywhere, one who any creature in Heaven or in Earth, which is only a mere creature, able to satisfy for us?
None. For first God will not punish that Sin in any other creature for the sin which man hath committed: and further, no mere creature neither can that which is nothing but a creature sustain the burden of God’s eternal wrath of God against sin, so as to and deliver others from it.
Heidelberg Catechism (1563), Question 14
Can there be found anywhere, one who is a mere creature, able to satisfy for us?
None; for first, God will not punish any other creature for the sin which man hath committed; and further, no mere creature can sustain the burden of God’s eternal wrath against sin, so as to deliver others from it.
Is there any creature in Heaven or in Earth, which is only a creature, able to satisfy for us?
None. For first God will not punish that Sin in any other creature which man hath committed: and further, neither can that which is nothing but a creature sustain the wrath of God against sin, and deliver others from it.
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