The Great Exchange Quotes

“By assuming humanity, Christ freely and willingly subjected himself not only to the limitations and temptations of being fully man but also to the law’s requirement to live a sinless, obedient life in all respects. Having fulfilled the law of God as a man by his personal obedience, he became qualified to satisfy the justice of God by dying as the Lamb of God. The law was then doubly satisfied, first by his sinless life (his active obedience) and then by his death as our substitute (his passive obedience).”
― Jerry Bridges, The Great Exchange: My Sin for His Righteousness

“to see God solely as love is to overlook the beauty and the purpose of the cross.”
― Jerry Bridges, The Great Exchange: My Sin for His Righteousness

“The reality, though, is that our very best efforts at following his example are always imperfect and defiled by our sinful nature. By contrast, his obedience was always perfect and complete and never defiled. Therefore, we should always look first at what Jesus did as our representative before looking at him as our example.”
― Jerry Bridges, The Great Exchange: My Sin for His Righteousness