Gospel ping
...(Jesus)...He did not become a sinner (as some suggest), but remained as holy as ever... “He was treated as if He were guilty of all the sins ever committed by all who would ever believe”, though He committed none..... The “wrath of God” was exhausted on Him and the just requirement of God’s law met for those for whom He died.”.......
I agree with this....it was not that Jesus became our sin as much as HE endured our rightful punishment. As believers, He “paid the price” we deserve.
Sin demands justice...For Mercy cannot operate apart from Justice........Jesus said he’d willing pay that price of our death for His. (Sin when finished brings forth death).
Jesus Christ was made “ flesh “ in the “ likeness “ of sinful flesh, but yet was without sin.
Jesus Christ was innocent, the perfect man in the sight of God, and never sinned.
He was made “ in the likeness “ of sinful flesh, sinful mam, he took on our sin, our penalty in our stead so God can give us in exchange his righteousness.
If it were possible for Jesus Christ to be sin or have sin God would have never accepted his self sacrifice for us and the new covenant would not have been ratified by his blood if it had been tainted by sin.
Just the mere fact that God raised Christ from the dead is the fact that God was pleased and accepted the once and for all, and for all time sacrifice.
it’s a great point. our sin debts were imputed to Christ, who was still holy, who took the real punishment for them, and in the same way for believers in Jesus, His Grace is imputed to us, while we are still sinners - both sinner and saint simultaneously.
Jesus became the primary “co-signer” for our sins and accepted the debt as His own. It has been my belief that He actually experienced the bite of sin in that it is sin that separates us from God - hence the “Father, why have you forsaken me” comment. Imagine the agony of being separated from God the Father for the first time in His existence - probably much worse than the human agony of being flailed and crucified.
Oh how I wish more would understand that one truth.