Christ, by his obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, and did make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to his Father’s justice in their behalf. Yet, in as much as he was given by the Father for them, and his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead, and both freely, not for any thing in them, their justification is only of free grace; that both the exact justice, and rich grace of God, might be glorified in the justification of sinners.
Changes from Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 11.3
Christ, by his obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, and did make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to his Father’s justice in their behalf. Yet, in as much as he was given by the Father for them, and his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead, and both freely, not for any thing in them, their justification is only of free grace; that both the exact justice, and rich grace of God, might be glorified in the justification of sinners.
Christ by his obedience, and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, and did make a proper, reall, and full satisfaction to his Fathers Justice in their behalf. Yet, in as much as he was given by the Father, for them; and, his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead; and, both, freely, not for any thing in them; their Justification is only of free grace; that, both the exact justice, and rich grace of God, might be glorified in the justification of sinners.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 11.3
Christ, by his obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, and did make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to his Father’s justice in their behalf. Yet, in as much as he was given by the Father for them, and his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead, and both freely, not for any thing in them, their justification is only of free grace; that both the exact justice, and rich grace of God, might be glorified in the justification of sinners.
Doth GOD freely justify those, whom he effectually calleth, not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting, and accepting their persons,…
This section maintains that the justification of sinners is wholly a work of God’s free grace. The price is fully paid, but it is God Himself who paid it. (1.) The debt of the…
