Heidelberg Q16 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Q15 tells us that our savior is going to have to be both Man and God...

Q16. Why must he be very man, and also perfectly righteous? A.Because the justice of God requires that the same human nature which has sinned, should likewise make satisfaction for sin; and one, who is himself a sinner, cannot satisfy for others. Scripture Proofs: Ezek.18:4; Ezek.18:20, Rom.5:12, Rom.5:15 Rom.5:18, 1 Cor.15:21, Heb.2:14, Heb.2:15-16, 1 Pet.3:18, Isa.53:3-5, Isa.53:10-11, Heb.7:26-27, Ps.49:7-8, 1 Pet.3:18