Did Jesus sin on the Cross?
English: Icon of Jesus Christ (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) In 2 Corinthians 5:21 Paul summarized the heart of the gospel, resolving the mystery and paradox of vv. 18–20, and explaining how sinners can be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ . These 15 Gr. words express the doctrines of imputation and substitution like no other single verse. who knew no sin. Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God (Luke 23:4, 14, 22, 47; John 8:46; Heb. 4:15; 7:26; 1 Pet. 1:19; 2:22–24; 3:18; Rev. 5:2–10). God the Father , using the principle of imputation treated Christ as if He were a sinner though He was not, and had Him die as a substitute to pay the penalty for the sins of those who believe in Him ( Is. 53:4–6; Gal. 3:10–13; 1 Pet. 2:24). On the cross, He did not become a sinner (as Bill Johnson in Hosting the Presence Page 41 and others suggest), but remained as holy as ever. He was treated as if He were guilty of all the sins ever committed by all who would e...