Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart

2 Corinthians 5:21, “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.”

Notice the phrase “in Him.”

This means that our becoming the righteousness of God is in a sphere–in Him.

To be in Him is to be in an organic union with Him.

By virtue of this organic union, we have become (Gk. aorist tense) the righteousness of God.

In this verse we can see our new, organic “I,” joined to the Person of Christ.

He is now our person, our righteousness, our standing, our foundation, our supply, our reactions, our thought-life, our feelings, our choices.

Christ is our life!

I can participate constantly in all that belongs to this One because I am in an organic union with Him.

I am joined to Him.

And there is a great fact in this union–He was made sin once and for all on the cross for us.

Second Corinthians 5:21 reveals that He did not know sin, but that He was made sin on our behalf.

So the total sin problem, including my sinful acts in the plural and indwelling sin in the singular, was borne by Him on the cross.

He bore the penalty and the judgment for it once and for all.

Sin and sins all fell on Him Isa. 53:4-6).

Now, for every man, the cross of Christ and the blood of Christ solve the entire realm of the sin problem.

He bore the sin, He was made sin, and consequently He has all the sin.

The fact that He was made sin (aorist tense) is part of the double transfer in 2 Corinthians 5:21.

Our sin was transferred to Him, and He took the judicial judgment for it and paid the price for it with condemnation, judgment, and death.

He received the sentence for sin.

It was paid for, once and for all.

He has the sin, that we might become the righteousness of God in union with Him.

Now in this new “I,” in union with Him, we have become the righteousness of God.

Until Tomorrow

With A Shepherd’s Love,

Pastor Jackson

WEDNESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS

Lori Blount’s Mother

Amy Garner

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Ashely Burn’s Sisters 

Brandon’s Dad 

Charlene Palmer

Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Dan Haines

Darlene Thaxton 

David Burnette  

David Harrison

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother 

Donnie Butler’s Dad

Doris Loyd

Dr. and Mrs. Davis

Easton Fielder 

Eric Ward

Erik Magusson

Freddie May’s Mom 

George & Linda Alexander 

James Burnette 

James Garner’s Friend 

Jillian Gray

Jim Mabe 

Jodi Bateman 

John Austin 

John McClain 

June Cronan’s Sister 

Karen Slane

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Lamar Knight   

Larry Barker 

Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom

Linda Alexander

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah 

Linda Hodges’ Sister 

Lonzo Christin 

Mary Sims 

Marynell Ford 

Maureen Brown  

Michael Stanley 

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother 

Ricky Stubbs 

Rose Fuller 

Roseleigh Osborn 

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Scott Lanier 

Terrell Loyd

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