Infinite Value - Dort 2.3
This death of God’s Son is the only and entirely complete sacrifice and satisfaction for sins; it is of infinite value and worth, more than sufficient to atone for the sins of the whole world.
- Synod of Dort, 2.3
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I love the word infinite. My calculus teacher–eccentric like most calculus teachers–once demonstrated to us infinity. At the beginning of class he began by drawing on the chalk board a single line. He continued the line off the chalk board, onto the classroom wall, and out the door. He didn’t come back for the rest of class.
Infinite describes the indescribable. It is a value so great that we have no way of placing a sufficient value on it. This is the value of the atoning death of God’s Son, Jesus Christ. It is so costly it cannot be calculated. It does not run out. It is limitless. In its value, it is enough to atone for the sins of the entire world.
