What does it mean that God made Jesus to be sin for us in 2 Corinthians 5:21?
God made Christ, the sinless Lamb of God, to be sin for us by taking on the sin of the world. Christ, the Eternal, Sovereign Creator God, took on the sin of the world for us so that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.
Les teaches that verse 21 explains God made Christ to be sin: He took on the sin of the world. This was the precious, sinless Lamb of God, the Eternal, Sovereign Creator God, taking the sin of the world for us so that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. The verse follows the appeal that ambassadors of heaven pray others be reconciled to God, and that Christ has already reconciled them unto Himself.
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.
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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.