THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS IS FOR YOU

Most people today, even liberal/secular scholars, would readily attest to the moral probity of the man Jesus while He was on Earth.

But Jesus was more than just morally upright, He was SINLESS.

1Pe 2:22 says He “did no sin”, 2Co 5:21 affirms He “knew no sin”, and 1Jn 3:5 declares “in Him is no sin”. He was “in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin;” (Heb 4:15).

This is a great testimony...until you consider that Jesus is actually God in the flesh, (Jn 1:1,14; 1Tim 3:16). Of course, He would be sinless.

But why did God come all the way down to perfectly obey His own laws? To show off? Or was it, as some teachings claim, to set an example for us to follow? No!

The POINT of His righteousness, was to take upon Himself the consequence of our SIN, and to give us His RIGHTEOUSNESS.

 “For Christ also has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God,” (1Pe 3:18).

 “For he has made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him,” (2Co 5:21).

 “Who his own self bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness, (1Pe 2:24).

(See also Is 53:5-10; Rm 3:22-26; 5:19; 8:3; 1Co 1:30;  Php 3:9; etc.).

I know we always say Jesus took away our sins; but we need to complete that sentence. He didn’t just take away our sins, He then gave us His righteousness. The whole point of Jesus being righteousness as Man was FOR YOUR SAKE.

Beloved, as a Born Again Believer, God is not simply pretending that you’re righteous (even though in reality you’re not). NO! He didn’t pretend to punish Jesus on the Cross when Jesus took your sins in His body; Christ bore the full brunt of God’s wrath because of you. Therefore, your righteousness is not a pretend one; it is real, it is Jesus’ righteousness.

Halleluyah!!! Take a moment to thank Him for that every day.

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.

GREG ELKAN