Sinless Jesus Made to Be Sin for Us 2 Corinthians 5:21

Paul the apostle told the Corinthian church members he and his companions, “we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us” and he exhorted, “we pray you in Christ's stead, be you reconciled to God. In chapter five and verse twenty-one of Second Corinthians, Paul told the church members how God has made Jesus, “to be sin for us, who knew no sin” where we read:

For he has made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin;

that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

The verse begins, “For he has made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin;” Paul began with the word, “for” which means “even as, indeed, seeing then, no doubt, verily and therefore” “he made him” or “God fashioned, produced, constructed and formed Jesus” “to be sin” which refers to “to be as those who miss the mark, err, are mistaken and wander from the law of God” “for us” or “on behalf of Paul, his companions and the church members”, “who knew no sin” which means “Jesus never missed the mark, erred, was mistaken or wandered from the law of God”. Paul shared how God “fashioned and formed” perfect Jesus so He would become “sin” for every person.

The verse goes on to say, “ that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” Paul added the words, “that we might be made” which means “so Paul, his companions and the church members might be fashioned, produced, constructed and formed as” “the righteousness” or “the state of him who is as he ought to be and the condition acceptable” “of God” which means “to the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “in him” or “in Jesus”. Paul shared how we were “fashioned in an acceptable way to God” when Jesus became “sin for us”.

When we meditate upon these words of Paul, we marvel at the idea that Jesus would become “sin for us”. In other words, He took our position of “separation from God” through “error, mistakes and wandering from the law of God”, and now everyone who “believes and trusts in” Jesus shall receive “the righteousness of God”. We may wonder why anyone would reject this amazing offer from God, and yet, there are some who refuse to believe. Nonetheless, Jesus died for their “sins”, became “sin” for them and patiently waits until they realize His great sacrifice so He can “fashion” them as “the righteousness of God”.

Next time we begin as new chapter and see Paul tell the church members, “receive not the grace of God in vain.”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then,

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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