THE SINLESS SACRIFICE
When the Lord Jesus Christ hung upon the cross, He was there as the Representative and Substitute of His people. It is written that He knew no sin ( II Corinthians 5:21) , was without sin (Hebrews 4:15) , did no sin ( I Peter 2:22) , and in Him was no sin ( I John 3:5) . He was the divine, perfect sacrifice for sin. This was His qualification. When He died, He had not been made unjust, but remained "the Just One" (Acts 7:52) . "The Just died for the unjust to bring us to God" ( I Peter 3:18) . It is true that all of the iniquities of His people were imputed to Him, yet all the while He remained, in Himself, the spotless, holy Lamb of God. He was undefiled (Hebrews 7:26) and could not be defiled. He was, is and always shall be the impeccable Christ. In all aspects of His life and in every conceivable sense, the Lord Jesus was the embodiment of purity and the Spirit of inspiration led the writers of Scripture to keep this vital truth of the si...