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# The Second Main Point of Doctrine
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## Christ’s Death and Human Redemption through It
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### Article 1: The Punishment Which God’s Justice Requires
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God is not only supremely merciful, but also supremely just. His justice requires (as he has revealed himself in the Word) that the sins we have committed against his infinite majesty be punished with both temporal and eternal punishments, of soul as well as body. We cannot escape these punishments unless satisfaction is given to God’s justice.
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