How do we know Christ's substitutionary atonement is true?
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Scripture affirms that Christ died as a substitute for His people to satisfy God's justice (Isaiah 53:5, 2 Corinthians 5:21).
The doctrine of substitutionary atonement is substantiated by various scriptures such as Isaiah 53:5, which says, 'He was wounded for our transgressions; he was bruised for our iniquities.' This indicates that Christ bore the punishment deserved by sinners. Paul further clarifies this in 2 Corinthians 5:21, stating, 'For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.' The consistent scriptural testimony confirms that Christ's death was a voluntary substitution for the elect, making atonement for their sins and satisfying divine justice.
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