Apr 15
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Substitution Is The Gospel
Todd Nibert
Particular redemption. Limited Atonement. Definite Atonement. Effectual Atonement. These are all words used to describe the atoning work of Christ on the cross. He died for a particular people. His intention to save was limited to the elect. His atonement was with a definite purpose for a definite people. His atonement was effectual. All that He died for must be saved. These terms are all well and good in their place, but a better word is plain old substitution. All of these terms point to a real, substitutionary death on the cross. Substitution is the Gospel. To deny, water down, or omit in our preaching the particular, limited, definite, effectual death of Christ on the cross….ie….substitution….is to deny, water down, or omit the Gospel of Christ. The meaning of substitution is so simple that adjectives are not even needed to describe it.