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What Was Happening On The Cross?
Many people know that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, but what was happening while He was on the cross?
While Jesus was on the cross, God took our sins (past, present, and future) and placed them on Jesus, who became guilty for every sin. “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” (Isaiah 53:6).
Then, God punished Him for every sin. Isaiah 53:5 says, “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
After Jesus was punished, bled, and died, God’s wrath towards sin was satisfied (Isaiah 53:10-11 proclaims, “Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.”), and every sin was erased by Jesus’ shed blood – “And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,” (Revelation 1:5). First Peter 1:18-19 also states, “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:”
Some people may ask, "Does someone have to understand every detail mentioned in the previous paragraphs if they want to become a Christian?" Having some sort of understanding is helpful, but the essential thing is that a person's heart is prepared to recieve Jesus as their personal Savior before they trust Jesus' work on the cross to erase their sins. Since everyone's heart isn't at the same level of preparation, there isn't a particular formula that everyone can use to make sure their heart is prepared. But, chapter 4 of this book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com gives advice on how to do this. Someone can tell God that they believe Jesus died on the cross for their sins, but they won't become a Christian if their heart isn't prepared. Chapter 16 of this book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com explains this.
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