“Who was delivered up because of our offenses,
and was raised because of our justifications.”
Romans 4:25 

In Straudberg, Pennsylvania, in the grave of a certain civil war soldier, the stone bears the date of his birth and death, plus these words: “Abraham Lincoln’s Substitute.” In the woe and anguish of the war, realizing that thousands were falling on the field of battle, President Lincoln chose to honor one particular soldier as his substitute—making hi a symbol, as it were, of the fact that those who perished in the battle were dying that others might live!

Jesus died on the cross for our sins. He is our great substitute!