Christ saw the helpless condition of the race, and he came to redeem them by living the life of obedience the law requires, and by paying in his death the penalty of disobedience. He came to bring us the message and means of deliverance, an assurance of salvation, not through the abrogation of the law, but through obedience made possible by his merits.

Kristus så menneskeslægtens hjælpeløse tilstand, og han kom for at frelse dem ved at leve det liv i lydighed, som loven kræver, og at betale ulydighedens straf ved sin død. Han kom for at bringe os budskabet og midlet til frelse, en frelsesvished, ikke ved at annullere loven, men gennem lydighed muliggjort ved hans fortjenester.