What is the meaning of 2 Corinthians 5:21? God made Him God acted with intentional love and sovereignty. He “did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all” (Romans 8:32). Peter preached that Jesus was “delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge” (Acts 2:23). Long before the cross, Isaiah foretold, “Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer” (Isaiah 53:10). These passages affirm that the Father was not reacting to sin but purposefully providing the only sufficient sacrifice. Who knew no sin Jesus is uniquely qualified to bear our sin because He never committed any. • Hebrews 4:15: He was “tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.” • 1 Peter 2:22: “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.” • 1 John 3:5: “In Him there is no sin.” A flawless Lamb was required (Exodus 12:5), and Christ fulfilled that standard perfectly. To be sin on our behalf At the cross, the sinless One was treated as sin itself, bearing its penalty for us. • Isaiah 53:6: “The LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.” • Galatians 3:13: “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us.” • 1 Peter 3:18: “Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.” Our guilt was transferred to Him; His suffering satisfied divine justice. So that in Him All the benefits flow only through union with Christ. • John 15:4 calls us to “Remain in Me, and I will remain in you.” • Ephesians 1:3 says every spiritual blessing is found “in Christ.” • Colossians 3:3 reminds believers, “Your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” Salvation is not merely from Christ but actually in Christ, a living relationship secured by faith. We might become the righteousness of God The great exchange is completed: our sin to Him, His righteousness to us. • Romans 3:22: “This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.” • Philippians 3:9: Paul wants to “be found in Him, not having my own righteousness… but that which is through faith in Christ.” • Romans 5:19: “Through the obedience of the One Man the many will be made righteous.” God now sees the believer clothed in the perfect righteousness of His Son, granting full acceptance and eternal life. summary 2 Corinthians 5:21 unfolds a divine transaction. The Father deliberately offered His sinless Son; the Son willingly bore our sin; those who trust Him are united with Him and counted righteous before God. Our condemnation was laid on Christ, and His flawless righteousness now defines us—forever reversing our standing from guilty to justified. |
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