Devotional thoughts - Lent 2013 - day 45 (2)

Good Friday - BibleGateway.com Verse of the Day, 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.  – KJV

God made this sinless man be a sin offering on our behalf, so that in union with him we might fully share in God’s righteousness.” – CJB

God had Christ, who was sinless, take our sin so that we might receive God’s approval through him. – GW

He orchestrated this: the Anointed One, who had never experienced sin, became sin for us so that in Him we might embody the very righteousness of God. – VOICE

Christ did no wrong thing. But for our sake God put the blame for our wrong ways on Christ. So now God sees us as good, because we are in Christ. – WE

Christ never sinned! But God treated him as a sinner, so that Christ could make us acceptable to God. – CEV

Him, who knew no sin, he hath made sin for us, that we might be made the justice of God in him. – DRA

Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could be right with God. – ERV

For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness]. - AMP

The Our Daily Bread stated, in part:

When Jesus died, He shared in what all of us must experience. But far beyond that, He did what none of us can do. He paid the price for our sins that we might be forgiven and have eternal life through faith in Him.

Scripture from Good Friday service:

1 Peter 3:18 (New Life Version)

¹⁸ Christ suffered and died for sins once for all. He never sinned and yet He died for us who have sinned. He died so He might bring us to God. His body died but His spirit was made alive.

… and my journey with Him continues …