The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in 1 John 5:18-19,
“You know that he [Jesus Christ] appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.”
There is something different about this one! In Jesus Christ is no sin! Can that be said about you or me? Can that be said about any of the heroes of the faith? What about our model of faith, Abraham? Scripture recounts his lying. What about Moses? We read of him dishonoring God by striking the rock that produced water for the Israelites in the desert. What about David? We read of his adultery with Bathsheba and his murder of her husband, Uriah. There is something different about Jesus Christ! Like us, all others have shortcomings, all others have faults, all others have sinned – but not this one.
Paul pulls several passages of Scripture together in Romans 3:9b-18. He says, “We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin. As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their lips.” “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know.” “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” But not all: all save one. This one is Jesus Christ the Son of the living God! Paul had mankind in mind as he quoted these Scriptures, not our sinless, holy and righteous Savior! This one is different!
Peter tells us “You know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” 1 Peter 1:18-19. This one has impeccable character! This one has no hidden motives, no wrinkle of duplicity! He is faithful, he is consistently honest, trustworthy and entirely without sin! “In him is no sin.”
I can’t think of a better proof that this man, Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is without sin!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your theme of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We’d love to hear from you!
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