Jesus took on the sins of the world as a sinless substitute — God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, but He never became a sinner.
The answer centers on 2 Corinthians 5:21: God made Christ, who knew no sin, to be sin for us, so that believers might be made the righteousness of God in Him. Les Feldick stresses that Jesus never committed a single sin, not even in His thought processes, yet God laid the sins of the entire human race upon Him. The sins were imputed to Him and He bore their penalty as a substitute, but His nature remained completely sinless and His divine, holy blood had power to cleanse the whole world's sin problem.
2 Corinthians 5:21 — This verse directly states that God made Christ, who knew no sin, to be sin for us — the core answer to how Jesus bore sins without becoming a sinner.
1 John 2:2 — This verse shows that Jesus is the propitiation not only for believers but for the sins of the whole world.
Scripture nowhere says Jesus became a sinner; rather, it asserts His sinlessness as the very basis for His substitutionary work. 2 Corinthians 5:21 declares, "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." Galatians 1:4 says Christ "gave himself for our sins," and Philippians 2:7 records that He "made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant." The apostle John writes that Christ "is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (1 John 2:2), and Paul explains that God set Him forth "to be a propitiation through faith in his blood" (Romans 3:25). In every case it is the sinless Christ who bears the sins of others — never a sinner bearing his own sins.
Les Feldick teaches that Jesus Christ remained absolutely sinless — He never committed a single sin, not even in the thought processes — and yet God laid on Him the sins of the whole human race. He points to 2 Corinthians 5:21: God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us. Les explains this as imputation: the world's sins were laid on Christ, and His righteousness is imputed to the believer's account, so when God looks at a believer He sees Christ, not the sinner. Les also stresses that Christ gave Himself voluntarily — He was not forced — and that He, being God in the form of God, took upon Himself the form of a servant and was made in the likeness of men. The crucifixion was a curse because God laid the sins of the whole human race on Him, but His blood remained divine and holy, which is what gave it the power to cleanse the whole world's sin problem. Les further clarifies that while Christ died for the whole world and all sins have been atoned for, a lost person who spurns that atonement in unbelief will still give an account for everything done in the body as a lost person.
No. Les Feldick is emphatic that although God laid the sins of the whole human race on Jesus, Christ never became a sinner. He stresses that "He who knew no sin, became sin for us" (Clip 4) and that Jesus never committed a single sin, even in His thought processes (Clip 7). The sins of the world were imputed to Him — laid upon Him as a substitute — while His nature remained completely sinless, and His righteousness was then imputed to believers so that God sees Christ when He looks at them.
Les Feldick explains that the blood of Christ was divine and holy and had the power within it to cleanse the whole world's sin problem. That is why only the God of creation Himself could accomplish the work of the cross — no human element could dramatize it. Because Jesus was God in the form of God who took on the form of a servant, His one sacrifice could cover the sins of the whole world, and He is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world, not just for believers.
No. Les Feldick teaches that all the world's sins are forgiven in the sense that they have been atoned for — Christ died for the whole world, not just for the believer. However, if a lost person spurns that atonement and turns his back on it in unbelief, he will still have to give an account for everything he does in the body as a lost person. The payment is sufficient for all, but it is applied only through faith.
Voluntary Self-Giving of the Sinless God
Les teaches that Jesus gave Himself for our sins voluntarily — not forced — and that He, being God in the form of God, took upon Himself the form of a servant and was made in the likeness of men.
The One Upon Whom Sins Are Laid
Les points out that Jesus is the name of His humanity and humility, and that it is Jesus upon whom the sins of the world are laid.
From Godhead to Servant
Les emphasizes how far Christ descended — from the exalted area of the Godhead to becoming a slave with nothing of this world's goods, made in the likeness of men.
Atonement Offered but Not Automatically Applied
Les teaches that all the world's sins are atoned for and forgiven, yet the lost person who spurns Christ in unbelief will still give an account of everything done in the body.
He Who Knew No Sin Became Sin for Us
Les teaches that God laid on Jesus the sins of the whole human race — He who knew no sin became sin for us — and that the crucifixion was a curse, not a beautiful event.
Divine Blood Cleanses the World's Sin
Les teaches that Christ's blood was divine and holy with power to cleanse the whole world's sin problem, and that it took the God of creation Himself to accomplish the work of the cross.
Propitiation for the Whole World
Les teaches that Jesus is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world.
Imputation of Sin and Righteousness
Les teaches that God made Christ — who knew no sin — to be sin for us, and then imputed Christ's righteousness to our account, so that God sees Christ when He looks at believers.
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.
The key verse directly answering how Jesus could bear sin without sinning — He was made sin for us though He knew no sin.
Galatians 1:4: Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
Shows Jesus gave Himself for our sins voluntarily, as Les highlights, to deliver us from this present evil world.
Philippians 2:7: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Shows the voluntary condescension of Christ, who took the form of a servant and was made in the likeness of men.
1 John 2:2: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Establishes that Jesus is the propitiation not only for believers but for the sins of the whole world.
Romans 3:25: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Shows God set forth Christ as a propitiation through faith in His blood, the basis for sins being paid.
No. Les Feldick teaches that God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus never committed a single sin, not even in His thought processes; instead, the sins of the whole human race were laid upon Him as a substitute, and His righteousness was imputed to believers.
Les Feldick explains that Jesus was not merely a man — He was the God of creation Himself, and His blood was divine and holy, with the power to cleanse the whole world's sin problem. He gave Himself voluntarily, taking on the form of a servant, and He is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world.
Les Feldick says all the world's sins are atoned for, and Christ died for everyone. However, if a lost person spurns that atonement in unbelief, he will still have to give an account of everything done in the body as a lost person.
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