Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Can any mere creature make satisfaction for us?

Heidelberg Catechism

Question 14.
Can any mere creature make satisfaction for us?

Answer. None; for first, God will not punish any other creature for the sin which man committed;[1] and further, no mere creature can sustain the burden of God’s eternal wrath against sin and redeem others from it.[2]

[1] Ezek 18:4, 20; Heb 2:14-18;
[2] Ps 130:3; Nah 1:6

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