MADE HIM WHO HAD NO SIN TO BE SIN

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(KJV) 2 Corinthians 5:21

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

MADE HIM WHO HAD NO SIN TO BE SIN – WE MIGHT BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21

God’s Word nowhere states that Christ actually became a “sinner,” for He remained the perfect and spotless Lamb of God (the only complete sacrifice for sins; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 Corinthians 5:7; Revelation 5:6, 12). But Jesus did take all our sin upon Himself and God the Father made Him the object of His judgment when Jesus paid our death penalty on the cross (Isaiah 53:10). By willingly giving His perfect life as a substitute for our sinful lives, Jesus endured the full grief and punishment for all sin of all time and paid our debt to God in full. Jesus satisfied God’s perfect justice and made it possible for us to receive His forgiveness if we willingly accept His sacrifice for ourselves and surrender our old lives to Him in exchange for His new and eternal life (Isaiah 53:5; Romans 3:24-25).

WE MIGHT BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD

Righteousness refers to being in a right relationship with God and having the ability – through faith in Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit – to live in a way that is right by God’s standard.

Righteousness here does not refer to a person’s own ability to keep God’s law. No one can get right with God through good works, and no one can keep God’s law in their own ability. The only way we can become righteous is by accepting the sacrifice Jesus made for our sins and by surrendering our own sinful lives to Christ in return for the new life that comes through faith and devotion to Him (Philippians 3:9; Romans 3:21, 4:5, 22).
Believers experience and reflect God’s righteousness to others by growing in their relationship with Christ and by continually surrendering their lives to His purposes. The whole context of the passage (2 Corinthians 5:14-21; 2 Corinthians 5:18-19; 2 Corinthians 5:20) is concerned with believers living for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:15), being controlled by “Christ’s love” (2 Corinthians 5:14), becoming a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17), being Christ’s representatives in this world and leading others into a relationship with Him (2 Corinthians 5:18-20; 1 Corinthians 1:30). Only to the extent that we are united with Christ in a close relationship do we become the righteousness of God (John 15:4-5; Galatians 2:20, 1 John 1:9).

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MADE HIM WHO HAD NO SIN TO BE SIN - WE MIGHT BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21

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God's Word nowhere states that Christ actually became a "sinner," for He remained the perfect and spotless Lamb of God (the only complete sacrifice for sins; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 Corinthians 5:7; Revelation 5:6, 12).

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Margarita Crews

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