Subject One Hundred Ninety-three

JESUS BORE OUR SINS

Scripture: Gal. 3:13b; 1 Pet. 2:24

1. Jesus was hanged upon the tree
   1. Jesus was hanged upon the tree; that is, Jesus was crucified on the cross.
   2. Crucifixion was a death penalty during the days of the Roman Empire.
   3. When Jesus was crucified on the cross, He was suffering the death penalty.
2. Jesus Himself bore our sins
   1. Jesus suffered the death penalty not because He was sinful, but because He bore our sins.
   2. As Jesus was dying on the cross, God put all our sins upon Him. Jesus’ crucifixion was the way ordained by God to deal with our sins.
   3. During Jesus’ crucifixion on the cross, the heavens and the earth were darkened. This signifies that Jesus was forsaken by God when He bore our sins upon the cross.
3. The results of Jesus’ bearing our sins
   1. Now we can have our sins forgiven
   2. Now we can be justified by God.
   3. Now we can obtain the life of God.
4. How to partake of the sin-bearing Jesus
   Develop this point.