God gave Jesus to die for our sins, and he raised him to life, so that we would be made acceptable to God.
Matthew Henry Commentary on Romans 4:25
“In Christ’s death He paid our debt; in His resurrection He took out our acquittance.”
Definitions of acquittance
- A legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
- A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.
- A document freeing a person from liability
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