Martin Luther

He was not a teacher of the Law but an obedient disciple of the Law, so the by his obedience he might redeem those who were under the Law. He was one who was acted upon, and not an agent, in respect to the Law. He bore its condemnation and delivered us from its curse.  What merit is that?  Not ours, but that of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who, being born under Law, not for himself but for us, redeemed us who were under the Law.