Why did God make Christ to be sin for us according to 2 Corinthians 5:21?
God made Christ to be sin for us so that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. The sinless Lamb of God took on the sin of the world for us, and when God's righteousness is imparted to the believer, God sees the believer clothed in Christ's righteousness rather than the old sinner.
Les teaches from 2 Corinthians 5:21 that God made Christ, the precious, sinless Lamb of God, to be sin. He took on the sin of the world for us. The stated purpose is that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. Les explains that many people fear the word righteousness, thinking it denotes a holiness that makes a person no earthly good, but that is not the case. When the righteousness of God is imparted to the believer, it means God now sees that believer clothed in the righteousness of God Himself. God does not look on the old sinner; He sees the righteousness of Christ. Thus Christ took on sin so believers could be made righteous in Him.
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.
More Questions
What does it mean that God made Christ to be sin for us?
God made Christ, who knew no sin, to be sin for us so that believers could be made the righteousness of God in Him.
Did Jesus actually become a sinner when 2 Corinthians 5:21 says He became sin for us?
In 2 Corinthians 5:21, when it says Christ became sin for us, it does not mean He became a sinner per se—He took the sinner's place and became our substitute.