The doctrine of salvation by grace rests on the principle that the law of God has been fulfilled by Christ and by Christ alone, that what the first Adam failed to accomplish and plunged us into misery, the new Adam or the second Adam took upon himself the burden to obey all of the commandments of God and to fulfill the covenant of works. [... more]

Chuck Swindoll describes the spiritual parallel of Christ as our mediator, satisfying the righteous demands of God the Father against sin, and bringing reconciliation between God and humanity. [... more]