Why Christ Had to Die: Divine Justice and the Necessity of Satisfaction | John Owen

Reformed Thinking · Apr 5, 2026 · 38m · transcript

Deep Dive into A Dissertation on Divine Justice by John Owen - The third argument — The non-punishment of sin is contrary to the glory of God’s justice — Likewise of his holiness and dominion — A fourth argument — The necessity of a satisfaction being made by the death of Christ — No necessary cause or cogent reason for the death of Christ, according to the adversaries — The objection refuted — The use of sacrifices — The end of the first part of the dissertationJohn Owen argues that God is bound by His own nature to preserve His eternal glory, making the punishment of sin an absolute…