Christ Died for Our Sins

 

Christ Died for Our Sins

The phrase ‘Jesus died for my sins’ is a central Christian idea referring to our Lord Jesus, who was sinless, dying on the cross as a substitute to pay the penalty for our sins. This action satisfied God’s justice, resulting in the forgiveness of our sins as repentant believers trusting in Christ. We are thusly reconciled with God…we began a new relationship with Him as his children. Essentially as our ‘Substitute,’ Jesus took the punishment that we deserved because of our sins. Christ did not only die for you and me; He died for our sin. Sin is that serious with our heavenly Father.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4, For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; ⁴ And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

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.

1 Peter 3:18, For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

1 Peter 2:24, Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Isaiah 53:5, But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

1 John 2:2, And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Let us avoid the modern trends that downplay sin or dismiss our sinfulness altogether. No, we cannot view sin as a trivial or small matter when God makes such a big deal of this. It is not only solid theology, but it is a principle of the gospel. “Christ died for our sin,” yes, this is correct, important to God for us to acknowledge, and the truth about our human nature.