Can any mere creature pay for us?
No. In the first place, God will not punish another creature for the sin which man has committed. Furthermore, no mere creature can sustain the burden of God’s eternal wrath against sin and deliver others from it.
Proofs
- No. In the first place, God will not punish another creature for the sin which man has committed. (Ezekiel 18:4; Ezekiel 18:20; Hebrews 2:14–18)
- Furthermore, no mere creature can sustain the burden of God’s eternal wrath against sin and deliver others from it. (Psalm 130:3; Nahum 1:6)