The Meal That Heals

Carrying What You Do Not Need To Carry

“Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” 1 Corinthians 2:8 The Bible indicates that Christ had to be made sin in order to redeem us from sin: “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.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 Just as the sins of the nation were placed upon the scapegoat, the sins of the world were placed upon Christ. During this spiritual journey in the garden, Christ was “made sin with our sin.” Peter confirms this sin transfer in 1 Peter 2:24 which says, “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree...” Apparently, the anguish Christ felt at that moment, while in deep prayer, was so intense that Christ had to pray in order to keep from physically dying. This may be why Paul wrote: “Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; though he were a son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.” Hebrews 5:7-8 This Scripture could not refer to the crucifixion, for Christ died on the cross. I believe this verse alludes to the agonizing hours of fervent intercession in Gethsemane as the weight of the world’s sins were laid upon the sinless Lamb of God (John 1:36). Imagine never having known the impact of sin and never having experienced a sinful nature, then suddenly having the weight of the iniquity of the entire world fall upon you. The mental anguish must have been almost unbearable. Yet, Christ bore the sins of the world that we might be free from bearing our sins! We need not carry the sin that Christ carried if we accept the forgiveness and cleansing provided for in His sufferings:

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