Sin an6 (Tfyrist's ^Atonement
- J F. - C . X t a r s t , Delivered at the Bible Conference
7. Where did He bear our sins? " I n His own body on the t r e e " (1 Pet. 2:24). 8. Is it necessary for Him to repeat the act? "Ch r i st died (B. V,, margin) for sins once' (1 Peter 3:18). Offering of the body for Jesus Christ once for all (Hebrews 10:12'). 9. Why did He die? To make an atonement for sin (Heb. 1: 3; 11:17 r. v.; 1 John 2:2). To put away the hindrance of sin (Heb. 9:26). To take away the guilt of sin (Eom. 4:25). To cleanse from the pollution of sin (Eev. 1:5). To make us dead to sins (1 Peter 2:24). To constitute us righteous (Eom. 5:19, r. v.; 2 Cor. 5:21). To deliver us from the world (Gal. 1:4). To separate us from self (2 Cor. 5:14, 15). To bring us to God (1 Peter 3:18). I have only called attention to a few of the Scriptures where Christ's death is directly associated with sin. The one thing I want to empnasize is this, that the very words which are used to describe man's sin are found connected directly or indirectly with Christ's sacrifice for sin; showing His identification; with us, and His complete answer to God for it. Let us look at some Old Testament words. I—SIN. The principal word for sin is to miss the mark. Of the left-handed Benjamin- ites it is said they "could sling a stone at a hair-breadth and not miss" (Judges 20:16). The word to "mi s s" is rendered sin again and again. Saul, for instance, confesses, " I have sinned" (LSam. 15: 24). He had deviated from l ie express' command of God to slay all that pertained
Low thoughts about sin will lead to lower thoughts about Christ's sacrifice. He who only sees a man suffering in a good eause in the Christ of Calvary fails to un- derstand the teaching of Scripture. The Spirit's utterance is clear and emphatic as to Christ s death in the form of ques- tions. Let us put the whole subject in the form of questions. 1. For whom did Christ die? Christ is said to have died for " s i n- ners ' ' and for the ' ' ungodly,'' and that God's " e n e m i e s" are reconciled to Him by the death of His Son (Romans 5:6. 8, 10). 2. For what did He. die? " O u r s i n s "—" He died for our sins ac- cording to the Scriptures" (1 Cor. 15:3). 3. Why did Christ come into the world? To " p u t away sin by the sacrifice of Himself (Hebrews 9:26). " H e was mani- fested to take away our s i n s" (1 John 3:5). 4. Did God have anything to do with that death for sin? He made " H i s soul an offering for s i n " (Isaiah 53:10). " H e made Him to be sin for u s " (2 Cor. 5:21). " God sending His Son . . . by a sacrifice for sin, condemned sin in the flesh" )Bom. 8:3, margin). 5. Did Christ die willingly? " H e gave Himself for our s i n s" (Gal. 1:4).. 6. What did He do with our sins? " B a r e the sins of m a n y " (Isaiah 53: 12). "Offered to bear the sins of m a n y " (Heb. 9:28)\
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