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Christ Our Passover Lamb: Forgiveness
(1 Corinthians 5:7; Luke 22:7-13)
Today we come to remember a specific point in history past. We don’t normally make a very big deal about this moment. In fact, I doubt seriously any of us did any preparation for this moment. The history of the past seems to have lost its weight in our lives.
As I age, I find myself becoming more and more intrigued by the flow of history. Not only do I find history interesting, and somewhat fascinating, I am finding it to be of extraordinary valuable. One lesson of history that intrigues me is that the events of the past tend to alter the flow of our lives in the present. If I were to tell the story of American history, I might begin with the year 1776 with the Declaration of Independence. Then a hundred years later, 1876, France would gift this country The Statue of Liberty—a giant symbol of freedom. Freedom has mark this country from its inception.
As I ponder the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty, the question that comes to mind is, freedom from what? If we could ask our founding fathers about the freedoms that they had in mind, we would learn they had a particular oppressor in mind: England’s dominance and dictations.[i] The sound of freedom in the human heart is like a powerful tonic. When a man or a woman really believes in freedom, he/she will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve it.[ii]
Freedom is not some modern day ideology. Some 2000 years past Paul wrote to the Galatians these words For freedom Christ has set us free; therefore, stand firm and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. [Gal 5:1 (ESV)]. This cry for freedom is central to our story of redemption.
This morning I would like to highlight the freedom we have in Christ.
I would like for you to open your bibles with me to Luke’s Gospel, chap 22, vs 7-11(GW). As you open your Bibles, I want us to understand that it is central to our gasping the truth that For freedom Christ has set us free; and knowing that truth is central to our ability to stand firm and not submit again to a yoke of slavery. For us to stand firm and not submit again to a yoke of slavery, we need to know how to internalize this book into our hearts and minds.[iii] Part of internalizing this book is bringing our Bibles to church so we can follow with your eyes, ears, and fingers.
Well, you should be at Luke’s Gospel, chap 22, v7.
May God bless the reading of His Word.
Let’s bow before our God, asking Him to open our hearts and minds--Heavenly Father, by Your grace prepare our hearts as we come to Your eternal word and then to Your table. We ask that You would prepare our hearts and our minds, that we might think properly, and participate at Your table sincerely. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Lord. Amen
The Passover feast took place on the 14th day of Nisan, which corresponds to our month March. According to Exodus 12, the month of Nisan was to be the first month of the Jewish calendar.[iv] It was their beginning of months because it commemorated a big deal--the release of the Hebrews from brutal Egyptian slavery. The Passover was designed to remind Israel of their past enslavement and the display of God’s sovereign power. It was meant to burn deep into their hearts that they were who they were because of God, and God alone.
Let me summarize the Passover for us.[vi] To be released from God’s coming judgment, the people of Israel were instructed to take a year-old unblemished lamb, kill it, catch the blood in a bowl, and paint the doorframe of their homes--sides and top with the blood of the lamb. At the stroke of midnight, the Angel of Death was going to sweep across the land of Egypt and strike the firstborn of every family whose door frame had no blood splashed on it. If he saw the blood on the door frame, he would pass-over that home. No one would die.[vi] The Passover lamb served as the substitute for the firstborn. Without the death of the lamb and the spreading of its blood, everyone would suffer the loss of their first-born, including their animals.[vii]
When we come to the New Testament a dramatic transition takes place. Jesus Himself now becomes the Passover Lamb for everyone who is in the Kingdom of God. As Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 5:7 (NASB95) . . . For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.
In anticipation of His death, as He ate His last meal with his disciples, Jesus took a cup and gave thanks, and then passed it to them saying, Drink from it, all of you, for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins (Matthew 26:27-28).[viii] The point for us is, the Lord’s Table now becomes our Passover celebration, designed to draw us into the covenant made by God in Jesus’ self-giving sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins.
This morning, as we come to the Lord’s Table, I would like for us to think about that phrase, the forgiveness of sins. In order for us to get a grip on God’s forgiveness, we need to get a grip on sin itself. In our twistedness we really have a hard time understanding sin. For many sin is a riddle, a mystery, a reality that eludes definition and comprehension. So what does the Bible say about sin?
As I think about sin I find it interesting that David uses three words to describe his adulterous relationship with Bathsheba in Psalm 51.[ix] V1, he begins his prayer of confession with these words: Have mercy on me, O God . . .
In the New Testament ‘sin’ becomes a sweeping general term for our wanderlust. For example, Romans 3:23 we’re told that every person, no exclusions, has sinned. That is, every person since Adam/Eve to the present has missed the mark. Missing the mark raises the question, what is the mark that we have missed?
God lays it out for us. According to Romans 3:23, the mark that has been missed is to display the glory of God--for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. There we have it. The mark is the glory of God.[xiii] Everyone falls short of living for the glory of God. In fact in the original it reads, we all continually fall short of the glory of God. It’s not a onetime falling short, but a constant falling short of the mark or standard--God’s glory.
But to fall short of the glory of God is not a ho-hum moment. To fall short of the glory of God is disastrous. That’s the point of Romans 6:23, The wages of sin is death Since the word ‘sin’ means ‘to miss the mark’ of God’s glory, this verse tells that there is a disastrous consequence to missing the mark—death.
To put the wages of sin in the overall context of redemptive history we have to go back to Genesis 2:16-17. There we read that God instructed Adam and Eve that they could eat from every tree in the Garden of Eden except the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil . . . for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die” (Genesis 2:16-17 ESV). As it happened, they ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil . . . and on that day, just as God said would happen, death became a reality. Romans 5:12(GW) states it this way: Sin came into the world through one person, Adam, and death came through sin. So death spread to everyone, because everyone sinned. Sin became an infectious virus that swept over all of humanity like three giant tsunamis waves:
But there is more. We are very familiar with physical death. But the Bible speaks of another death which we rarely take into consideration. Revelation 21:8 (NASB95) captures the horror for us: “But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”[xiv] This is the culmination of the wages of sin. The second death is as it were the final payment for sin--the eternal separation from God, a place of fire, molting brimstone, utter darkness, grinding of teeth, and pain designed for ‘the devil and his angels.’[xv]
But you know what the worst part of it all is? We cannot do anything about avoiding the first or the second death, because it is inbred in us to miss the mark.[xvi] The point for us is, missing the mark is a serious issue with God, and it is a characteristic of our infected condition. as Romans 5:12(NASB95) points out to us, . . . death spread to all men, because all sinned. Not only has everyone missed the mark, but according to Romans 3:23 it is a ‘continual constant missing the mark.’ Even doing “good” or “religious” things cannot save us. Romans 3:12, there is none who does good, not even one. In the words of John Calvin, we are “descended from impure seed” and born “infected with the contagion of sin.” Left to ourselves, we are doomed to eternal death.[xvii] …
But in the midst of our "despair and no hope" come these powerful words from Ephesians 2:4-6, But God . . . There’s the Gospel of the Kingdom in two words--But God . . . I love how Jon Bloom spells it out for us.
The words But God are dramatic and powerful. They capture the power, sovereignty and majesty of our God. David wrote in Psalm 73:26 (NASB95) My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever (emphasis mine). So here in Ephesians 2:4–7 (NASB95) Paul captures for us the power, sovereignty, and majesty of our God. In the backdrop of utter despair and deadness come these words 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.[xxv]
That brings us back to Romans 6:23 (NASB95) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. I don’t think we really understand or grasp what that all really means. In the midst of hopelessness God steps in with a gift offer.
Remember what Jesus said, this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins? Do you know what that means?
Forgiveness equals sins blotted out, cleansed of unrighteousness, transferred out of the kingdom of darkness, and set free Therefore, as Paul exhorts, be firm ⸤in this freedom⸥, and don’t become slaves again (Galatians 5:1)
Why is being transferred from the kingdom of darkness significant? Because the destination of all those who reside in the Kingdom of Darkness is the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Satan and his angels (Matthew 25:41)
As Jesus sat around the table with His disciples, anticipating His death, He took a cup . . . and said, Drink from it, all of you, for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins (Matthew 26:27-28)
Although God is willing to forgive our sins, He is not willing to waive the penalty for sin—the wages of sin is death. The consequences of sin still stand. Hebrews 9:22 . . . without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.[xxvi] When Jesus came to this earth, He died “to give His life a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28). And so we’re told in 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NASB95) God made Him, Jesus, who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.[xxvii]
The wages of sin is death still stands. God did not negate death, but provided a substitute to take our death penalty. So, “to be made sin for us” means that God regarded Jesus as guilty of our sin, making Him our substitute, and He became the recipient of God’s judgment against our sin, if we by faith acknowledge our sin and accept the substitution that He provided.
That’s the implication in Genesis 3 where God dresses Adam and Eve in garments of skin. God wanted to show Adam and Eve that sin has real consequences, and so He slew an animal in front of them, and made clothes for them from the hide of the dead animal. As they left the garden they wore a reminder of the consequences of their sinful choice.
According to 1 John 1:9, based on the death and resurrection of Jesus, God, in His great mercy, tells us that if we confess that we are sinners, that we have missed the mark of giving Him glory in word, action, and thought, that there is no goodness in us, that we are unworthy of being in His presence, and that we accept Jesus standing in for us, He will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. That’s the wonder of this moment.
As we come to the Lord’s Table this morning let us remember . . .
As we transition to our Lord’s Table, lets sing together Be Unto Your Name
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The Table of our Lord is designed to refresh us, and remind us that without His blood over us, our eternal future is a Lake Fire that never goes out. And so we come to the of Table of our Lord to be reminded of the grace of our God.
In this moment we celebrate His victory over the powers of darkness, we proclaim His redemptive work in our lives, we declare our dependence upon Him and one another, we examine ourselves that we might grow as His disciples, and we receive every blessing that His sacrifice for us has provided. So let’s come to the Lord’s Table in response to God’s Word, realigning our lives to His calling as we refresh our memory in accords with Romans 6, that we have a share in all that He did, so that what is true of Him is true of us: He died, and we died in Him; He rose and we arose with Him, and are now alive to God in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:11). John 11:25–26 (NASB95) 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Listen again as I read for us 1 Corinthians 11:23–24 (NASB95) 23For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
Prayer
Lord Jesus, as we bow before You in humility, we ask that You examine our hearts today. Show us anything that is not pleasing to You. Reveal secret pride, unconfessed sin, rebellion or unforgiveness that may be hindering our relationship with You. We know that we are Your beloved children, having received You into our hearts and accepted Your death as penalty for our sinfulness. The price You paid covered us for all time, and our desire is to live for You.
As we take the bread representing Your life that was broken for us, we remember and celebrate Your faithfulness to us and to all who genuinely know You. We can't begin to fathom the agonizing suffering of Your crucifixion. Yet You took that pain for us. You died for us!
Thank You for Your extravagant love and unmerited favor. Thank You that Your death gave us life—abundant life now, and eternal life forever. As You instructed Your disciples, we, too, receive this bread in remembrance of You.
Fill us today with Your powerful Spirit. As we leave this place, help us to hold this fresh remembrance and the story that never grows old close to our hearts. Help us to share its message faithfully as You give opportunity. Amen
Passing of the bread
After we take the bread, turn to the person next to you and say to them--The body of Christ, broken for you . then the person next to you will repeat . . . the body of Christ broken for you . . . then we eat the bread together
Scripture & Prayer
1 Corinthians 11:25-26 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. (ESV)
Pray
After we take the cup, turn to the person next to you and say to them—This is the blood of Christ poured out for you then the person next to you will repeat . . . This is the blood of Christ poured out for you. . . then we will drink the cup together
[i] Henry David Thoreau
https://wisdomquotes.com/freedom-quotes/ The English did not come to America from a mere love of adventure, nor to truck with or convert the savages, nor to hold offices under the crown, as the French to a great extent did, but to live in earnest and with freedom.
[ii] Malcolm X, https://wisdomquotes.com/freedom-quotes/
[iii] Cf., Joshua 1:7–9 (NASB95) 7 “Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. 8 “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. 9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Psalm 1:1–5 (NASB95) 1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. 4 The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. Matthew 28:19–20 (NASB95)19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” 1 John 2:3–6 (NASB95) 3 By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; 5 but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: 6 the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.
[iv] https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4333602/jewish/12-Facts-About-the-Month-of-Nisan-Every-Jew-Should-Know.htm. The word nes means “miracle,” making Nisan a month of miracles. The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, would say that seeing “Nisan” in a dream portends to “miracles of miracles” in the future
[v] Exodus 11:4–5 (NASB95) There Moses told the people, 4 “Thus says the LORD, ‘About midnight I am going out into the midst of Egypt, 5 and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the millstones; all the firstborn of the cattle as well. In the Jewish ritual of Passover, a boy asks the father leading the meal a famous question, “Why is this night different from every other night?” The father is to reply with the story of the first Passover… “Because on this night God saved our ancestor from slavery in Egypt…” The angel of death passed over the houses of the Israelites whose doors had been marked with the blood of the Passover lamb. Tonight, we celebrate the ultimate fulfillment of what the Passover was always preparing for. Tonight we are marked and saved by the blood of a lamb, but not the blood of an earthly lamb that has no real power to save. Rather, we are saved by the blood of the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. It is the Passover of the Lord.
[vi] Exodus 12:23–24 (NASB95)23 “For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you. 24 “And you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever.
[vii] https://biblehub.com/commentaries/exodus/12-38.htm. According to Exodus 12:38 a mixed multitude left Egypt with the Jews,.... Some of these were Egyptians, and some of other nations that had resided in Egypt, and who, on various accounts, might choose to go along with the children of Israel; some through intermarriages with them, being loath to part with their relations, Pehaps some of the non-Jewish community followed suite when it came to the killing of the lamb and eating the Passover meal. After all, the instructions were not entirely secret, and Moses was greatly esteemed in the land of Egypt, both in sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people in general (Exodus 11:3)
[viii] Matthew 20:28 (NASB95) 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Matthew 26:28 (NASB95) 28 for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. 1 Timothy 2:6 (NASB95) 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. ; Titus 2:14 (NASB95)14 who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. ; Hebrews 9:28 (NASB95) 28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him. ; Revelation 1:5 (NASB95) 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood—
[ix] Psalm 51:1–2 (NASB95) 1 Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin. Jeremiah 33:8 (NASB95) 8 ‘I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against Me and by which they have transgressed against Me.
[x] https://www.gotquestions.org/iniquity-sin-transgression.html. Transgression refers to presumptuous sin. To transgress is to choose to intentionally disobey; transgression is willful trespassing. Samson intentionally broke his Nazirite vow by touching a dead lion (Numbers 6:1–5; Judges 14:8–9) and allowing his hair to be cut (Judges 16:17); in doing so he was committing a transgression. David was referring to this kind of sin when he wrote, “Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered” (Psalm 32:1). When we knowingly run a stop sign, tell a lie, or blatantly disregard an authority, we are transgressing.
[xi] Micah 2:1 (NASB95) 1 Woe to those who scheme iniquity, Who work out evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, For it is in the power of their hands. https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-iniquity.html, It involves the attitudes of the heart, things like bitterness (see Acts 8:23), greed (see Acts 8:18–23), lust (Job 31:1–12), and stubbornness (I Samuel 15:23) https://iblp.org/questions/what-iniquity
[xii] It can refer to doing something against God or against a person (Exodus 10:16), doing the opposite of what is right (Galatians 5:17), doing something that will have negative results (Proverbs 24:33–34), and failing to do something you know is right (James 4:17).
[xiii] Cf., 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NASB95) Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Colossians 3:17 (NASB95) Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.; 1 Peter 4:11 (NASB95) 11 Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
[xiv] Revelation 20:11–15 (NASB95) 11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
[xv] Matthew 25:41–46 (NASB95) 41 “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ 44 “Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ 45 “Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” ; Luke 13:28 (NASB95) 28 “In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out. ; 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (NASB95) 9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
[xvi] Romans 3:10–12 (NASB95) 10 as it is written, “THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE; 11 THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD; 12 ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE.”
[xvii] Robert Hampshire, What Does it Mean ‘The Wages of Sin Is Death’? https://www.christianity.com/wiki/sin/what-does-it-mean-the-wages-of-sin-is-death.html
[xviii] Ephesians 2:1–3 (NASB95) 1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.,
[xix] Ephesians 2:2 (NASB95) 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Ephesians 6:12 (NASB95)
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
[xx] Ephesians 2:3 (NASB95) 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.,
[xxi] Romans 5:10 (NASB95) For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
[xxii] Romans 1:30 (NASB95) 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
[xxiii] Ephesians 2:3 (NASB95) Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
[xxiv] Jon Bloom, But God, https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/but-god
[xxv] Romans 5:8 (NASB95) 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Acts 13:30 (NASB95)30 “But God raised Him from the dead; Acts 7:9 (NASB95)9 “The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. But God was with him, 2 Corinthians 7:5–7 (NASB95)5 For even when we came into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted on every side: conflicts without, fears within. 6 But God, who comforts the depressed, comforted us by the coming of Titus; 7 and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced even more. 1 Samuel 23:14 (NASB95)14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand. Genesis 50:20 (NASB95)
20 “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.
[xxvi] Leviticus 17:11 (NASB95) 11 ‘For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.’
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https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-became-sin.html the best way to understand He became sin for us is to begin with what it does not mean. First, it does not mean that Jesus actually became sin itself. To posit such a theory denies all of Scripture, which clearly presents Jesus Christ as the One in whom there is no sin (1 John 3:5), who commits no sin (1 Peter 2:22), and who is holy, blameless, and pure (Mark 1:24; Acts 3:14; Revelation 3:7). For Jesus to “become” sin, even for a moment, would mean He ceased to be God. But Scripture presents Jesus as “the same yesterday, today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). He was and is and always will be the Second Person of the Godhead (John 1:1).
Second, the idea that Jesus became sin for us does not mean that He became a sinner, not even for a moment. Some have said that Christ may be considered as the greatest of sinners, because all the sins of mankind (or at least of the elect) became His own sins. When Christ suffered in our place and died for us, He bore the punishment for our sins in His own body (1 Peter 2:24). But Jesus at no time became a sinner personally.
Third, it does not mean He was guilty of actual sin. No one is truly guilty who has not transgressed the law of God, which Jesus never did. If He were guilty, then He deserved to die, and His death could have no more merit than that of any other guilty person. Even the Pharisees who sent Jesus to Calvary knew He was guiltless: “And though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed” (Acts 13:28).