plan of salvation is entirely outside the province of mere Justice. Righteousness must be

unheld, but Lord provides the way, and if that way be one of Sacrifice, then that Sacrifice

will be offered without reserve.

Scripture does not enter into the question of how the Saviour satisfied the claim of

justice, it simply affirms that salvation justifies both the sinner and the God of his

All that we have attempted in this survey is to establish the fact that the principle "an

eye for an eye" has been honoured in our salvation, but honoured by a gracious

Substitute. How this righteousness becomes ours, what it is to be justified by faith and all

the associated doctrines of this blessed theme must be the subject of future meditations.

Meanwhile let us return to our text: