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How do we know Christ is our substitute for sin?

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Christ is our substitute because He perfectly fulfilled the sacrificial requirements, suffering and dying in our place for our sins.

The doctrine of substitutionary atonement teaches that Jesus Christ died on the cross as a substitute for sinners. This is affirmed through the typology presented in Leviticus 16, where the two goats—the sacrifice and the scapegoat—symbolize the complete removal of sin. Aaron's act of laying hands on the scapegoat, symbolizing the transfer of Israel's sins, illustrates how Christ bore our sins on the cross (1 Peter 2:24). As the perfect, sinless Lamb of God, described in Hebrews (Hebrews 10:10), He fulfilled the requirements of the law, thereby providing a perfect and eternal redemption for His people, affirming His role as our substitute.
Scripture References: Leviticus 16:8-10, 1 Peter 2:24, Hebrews 10:10, Isaiah 53:5, Romans 5:8, Mark 14:55

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