THE SUBSTITUTE
There was a law in Tokyo about 1900 that no foreigner could take up residence there unless he had a “substitute.” There were natives who hired themselves out for this purpose. If the foreigner broke any law, the substitute suffered the penalty for it, even if the penalty were death. In a similar way, our standing before God and his law is only obtainable through the substitutionary work of his Son. And this substitutionary work is obtained without any fee — only faith in him. From James M. Gray sermon, “Christ Our Sin Bearer;” See Wilbur M. Smith, ed., Great Sermons on the Death of Christ
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