1 Peter 2:24 “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree.”
If Jesus literally became sin, then his death would seem to have been Just. This goes against all of basic Christian theology. His death would have been deserved!
Sin is committed by a individual by personal choice. A person cannot be "sinful" by the act of another (Ezek. 18:20)
1 Peter 1:18-19 (NIV). Peter uses the words, "with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect".
Jesus bore our sins in his body as a sacrificial substitute for us. The term sin offering is used numerous times in the OT. In the Hebrew bible this term is simply translated as sin. Jesus became the sin offering for us. This is the sacrificial system in the Old Testament where the Lamb was offered as a substitute to atone for our sins. The Lamb did not bear our sins itself (It was symbolic), but the shed blood of the lamb was offered as a sacrifice for atonement. The Priest laid his hands on the lamb to impute (PUT) our sins onto the lamb (symbolically) and by the shed blood of the lamb, the righteousness of Christ was imputed (CREDITED) to us.
Hebrews 9:26 “He hath appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.”
If Jesus literally became sin, then his death would seem to have been Just. This goes against all of basic Christian theology. His death would have been deserved!
Sin is committed by a individual by personal choice. A person cannot be "sinful" by the act of another (Ezek. 18:20)
1 Peter 1:18-19 (NIV). Peter uses the words, "with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect".
Jesus bore our sins in his body as a sacrificial substitute for us. The term sin offering is used numerous times in the OT. In the Hebrew bible this term is simply translated as sin. Jesus became the sin offering for us. This is the sacrificial system in the Old Testament where the Lamb was offered as a substitute to atone for our sins. The Lamb did not bear our sins itself (It was symbolic), but the shed blood of the lamb was offered as a sacrifice for atonement. The Priest laid his hands on the lamb to impute (PUT) our sins onto the lamb (symbolically) and by the shed blood of the lamb, the righteousness of Christ was imputed (CREDITED) to us.
Hebrews 9:26 “He hath appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.”
Hebrews 9:28 “Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many.” (Sin offering)
1 John 3:5 “He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.”
This says that even though he took away our sins by way of his blood sacrifice for us, there was in Himself no sin. The sacrifice under the law had to be perfect, without spot or blemish, and of course he is God!
Psalms 22:1. My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me. Just before Jesus died Jesus is pointed to the scriptures to validate his mission. Psalms 22 was written a 1000 years before Jesus was crucified, before crucifixion was even practiced. Later in the chapter, we see a very detailed image of what Jesus would endure. He suffered horrifically and he still used scripture to show us his fulfilled mission.
1 John 3:5 “He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.”
This says that even though he took away our sins by way of his blood sacrifice for us, there was in Himself no sin. The sacrifice under the law had to be perfect, without spot or blemish, and of course he is God!
Psalms 22:1. My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me. Just before Jesus died Jesus is pointed to the scriptures to validate his mission. Psalms 22 was written a 1000 years before Jesus was crucified, before crucifixion was even practiced. Later in the chapter, we see a very detailed image of what Jesus would endure. He suffered horrifically and he still used scripture to show us his fulfilled mission.
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