Substitutionary Sacrifice The sacrifice of Calvary was offered to make provision for all men. The actual effects of Christ’s atoning sacrifice are experienced only by those who accept the Savior. The death of Christ was substitutionary, but Christ is not the substitute of the unrepentant sinner. We dare not go to a rebellious, hardhearted man and tell him “Christ is your substitute.” I may tell him that Christ died on his behalf, to deliver him from the consequences of sin, but if I tell a hardened