II Corinthians 5: 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Second only to the proclamation that Jesus Christ is God, this statement is extremely profound: that He is Sinless. Diann Cotton defines this as being "impeccable."* There has been no other to walk the earth about whom this could be said. All have sinned - except Him. Isaiah described Him as the pure, innocent lamb sacrificed for us. John said: (I John 3:5): But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. Peter stated that: (I Peter 2:22) “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.” and the writer of Hebrews (4:15): For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. He is not like us; there is no other like Him. That is why we all need Him so badly - to take care of our sin. If any of us say we are "sinless", we lie, and the truth is not in us. (I John 1.)
*(100 Days with Jesus)
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