Why must he be very man, and also perfectly righteous? Because the justice of God requires that the same human nature which has sinned, should likewise make satisfaction for sin; [46] and one, who is himself a sinner, cannot satisfy for others. [47] Footnotes: [46] Ezek. 18:4, 20; Rom. 5:12, 15, 18; 1:Cor. 15:21; Heb. 2:14-16; 1:Pet. 3:18; Isa. 53:3-5, 10, 11. [47] Heb. 7:26, 27; Ps. 49:7, 8; 1:Pet. 3:18. |