“Because it was the Son of God, i.e., God Himself who took our place on Good Friday, the substitution could be effectual and procure our reconciliation with the righteous God, and therefore our own righteousness in His sight. Only God, our Lord and Creator, could stand surety for us, could take our place, could suffer eternal death in our stead as the consequence of our sin in such a way that it was finally suffered and overcome and therefore did not not need to be suffered any more by us. No creature, no other man could do that. Bur God’s own Son could do it.” – Karl Barth
- Atonement
- Church Dogmatics
- Jesus Christ
- Karl Barth
- Theology