For He who knew no sin... Addendum to Part 1

I didn't want to just give you my opinion as to why Jesus was without sin. It's always important to be able to back up our beliefs on what the word of God states. It's important that any doctrine be supported by the rest of Scripture or else it's a contradiction. If we try to stand on any other foundation than the Bible in all areas of life we are standing on shaky ground. I'm real big on not relying on fallen humans to be the sole bearers of truth. This is especially true when it comes to those of us who proclaim anything about the Gospel. Any good pastor, preacher or teacher of the Bible should tell you to never trust in the person giving the message and to take the time to study it for yourself in order to be able to discern false teaching from true teachings.

The importance of accepting and trusting the truth of doctrine cannot be overemphasized because the foundation of our faith requires that the doctrines we stand on are sound and true.

The importance of trusting that Jesus was without sin is important because if Jesus wasn't without sin then His sacrifice would not have been an acceptable one. And without the sinless sacrifice the basis of our faith that we all we stand on and believe in as Christians crumbles to the ground.

So here are a few more Scriptures that deal with this issue:

Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

22 1 Peter 2:22 “Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth”

1 John 3:5 5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.

9 Isaiah 53:9
And they[a] made His grave with the wicked—
But with the rich at His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

The other obvious aspect of all of this is that Jesus who is full man and fully God as being God in human form still remains holy. The same characteristics and nature in the being in God we find in Jesus as well. Such as:

1 John 4:8
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

Psalm 11:7
For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.

1 Peter 1:15-16
But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, "Beholy, for I am holy."

Psalm 145:8
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy.

The search in God's word to describe His nature and character would take a lifetime or probably an eternity. It is so important to get to know exactly who He is based on the descriptions in His word and not based on our feelings or opinions. If you've never done a specific study on the nature and character of God do yourself a favor and do one. You will come away with a much better understanding of who God, Jesus and who the Holy Spirit is. And isn't getting to really know God one of the main points of Christianity? We talk about the importance of relationship and how can you have a relationship unless you know who it is your are relating to? Too often we rely on our feelings in this interaction between us and God and as important as that part is, it really makes a difference to approach God as He is; to worship God in spirit and truth.

It is on this basis that we will move on to the most incredible aspect of this particular study; of Jesus being made by the Father to be sin in order that we may become the righteousness of God.