“For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” (2 Cor. 5:21 NLT)
The above passage is the gospel (good news) stated very simply and clearly in only one verse. Let’s look at and define the verse a few words at a time:
FOR GOD - The Father, creator, maker, ruler of the universe, and the source of all moral authority
MADE – caused, compelled, assigned, appointed
CHRIST – Jesus the Messiah, the chosen one, the anointed one, the King of Kings, the Lord of lords.
WHO NEVER SINNED – a man of pure and perfect nature, untouched by sin.
TO BE THE OFFERING – to be the acceptable gift sufficient to pay the total cost
FOR OUR SIN – for our transgression against God’s moral laws which have separated us from Him.
SO THAT WE COULD BE MADE RIGHT – so that we could be made righteous, blameless, and irreproachable in God’s sight
WITH GOD THROUGH CHRIST – and have peace with God through what Jesus has done.
