Lord’s Day 5, Chapter 3: The Possibility of Satisfaction

The Impossibility of Satisfaction The second question that must be answered in this connection is: "Can another creature, a creature that is not man, satisfy for our sin?" The Catechism answers: "God will not punish any other creature for the sin which man committed". This will of God to punish only the creature that sinned and no other creature is not arbitrary. God's will is always in accord with His justice, and justice and righteousness belong to His very Being. And God cannot deny...