Craig A. Brittingham, Pastor
Hillside Baptist Church
June 1, 2025
“The Great Exchange” – 2 Corinthians 5:21
1A. Christ was made sin for us.
1b. Christ knew no sin. Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
1 Peter 2:22 “Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth.”
1 John 3:5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.
2b. God the Father made Christ sin.
1c. Perhaps, the meaning is that God made Christ an offering for sin.
Isaiah 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.
2c. Perhaps it is better to say that God imputed our sins to Christ, so that He became sin or a sinner though He had never sinned.
3b. It was for us that Christ was made sin.
1c. It was not His sin for which He died.
2c. He died for our sins.
3c. He died for us – “on our behalf” or “in our place.”
2A. In Christ, we become the righteousness of God.
1b. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God — and righteousness and sanctification and redemption. (1 Cor. 1:30)
2b. Righteousness was imputed to us who believe in Jesus Christ. (Rom. 4:5-6, 5:1)
Questions…
1. What does it mean that Christ did not know sin?
2. What does it mean that God the Father made Jesus sin?
3. What does it mean that God made Jesus sin for us? What does “for” mean?
4. Why did God make Jesus sin for us?
5. What does it mean that we (believers) become the righteousness of God in Christ?
6. What does it mean to be justified?
7. What are the two parts of justification?