12. Since then by the righteous judgment of God we deserve temporal and eternal punishment, how may we escape this punishment and be again received into favor? God wills that His justice be satisfied;1 therefore we must make full satisfaction to the . . . Continue reading →
divine justice
Our Bloody Religion pt 3 (HC 14)
Part two of this series is here. 14. Can any mere creature make satisfaction for us?
Why Must He Be a True and Righteous Man? (HC 16 pt 1)
16. Why must he be a true and righteous man? Because the justice of God requires 1 that the same human nature which has sinned should make satisfaction for sin, but one who is himself a sinner, cannot satisfy for others.2 1Rom . . . Continue reading →
Question 16 Part 3: Satisfaction for Sin
Part 2 16. Why must he be a true and righteous man? Because the justice of God requires1 that the same human nature which has sinned should make satisfaction for sin, but one who is himself a sinner, cannot satisfy for others.2 . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast 140: I Am That I Am (12): The Attributes Of God
The foundational truth for this series is the categorical distinction, the Creator/creature distinction. We can and must apprehend God as he reveals himself to us. He is knowable. We can say true things about him, but we can never know God in . . . Continue reading →