“To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.”
He did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. The paradox resolved: God is both just in punishing sin and the justifier of sinners through faith. The cross accomplishes both: it satisfies justice and enables justification. This is the heart of Paul's gospel.
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