The official view is that Christ died to take our place for sin. Some disagree with this because it is as if the price Jesus paid was a ransom to Satan. That would mean that we are ransomed to Satan. But when we sin, we are breaking God’s law so the payment must be paid to God. Others believe that God did not have a required payment for sin, he can forgive sinners by simply choosing to. This would mean that Christ made no payment and did not need to die. God did require payment for sins, he required perfect sacrifices in the form of animals being burnt on the altar. “Jesus was a substitution in that He was made sin on our behalf. Just as the RAM was offered as a substitute for Isaac, Christ was offered in substitution for us. This is why the Bible says that He became sin on our behalf, He was delivered because of our transgressions, He bore our griefs, carried our sorrows, was pierced for our transgressions, and was crushed for our iniquities” (Slick, Substitutionary Atonement of Jesus
The official view is that Christ died to take our place for sin. Some disagree with this because it is as if the price Jesus paid was a ransom to Satan. That would mean that we are ransomed to Satan. But when we sin, we are breaking God’s law so the payment must be paid to God. Others believe that God did not have a required payment for sin, he can forgive sinners by simply choosing to. This would mean that Christ made no payment and did not need to die. God did require payment for sins, he required perfect sacrifices in the form of animals being burnt on the altar. “Jesus was a substitution in that He was made sin on our behalf. Just as the RAM was offered as a substitute for Isaac, Christ was offered in substitution for us. This is why the Bible says that He became sin on our behalf, He was delivered because of our transgressions, He bore our griefs, carried our sorrows, was pierced for our transgressions, and was crushed for our iniquities” (Slick, Substitutionary Atonement of Jesus