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NASB | 2 Corinthians 5:21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 5:21 He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness]. |
Subject: Did Jesus die spiritually? |
Bible Note: Dear NWord, I'm afraid I have some major challenges with the rather unscriptural doctrine that Jesus went to hell to pay for our sins! The Gospel that Paul proclaims in 1 Cor. 15:3-4 says the following: "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures," For the 2nd person of the Godhead to die spiritually, would intimate Him giving up the very essence of Diety. There is simply no clear teaching in scripture to support this position. You state "If Jesus didn't die spiritually for our sins, then I have some sad, sad news for you... We will all be going to hell and dying for our own sins, and Jesus death on the cross was done for nothing" How so? Was not His death on the cross entirely sufficient? Scripture clearly says it was!(Rom. 6:10) You further state "Then, he decended into hell or the heart of the earth for three days. He went to hell and paid the price for our sin, so we wouldn't have to. There was no other way we could receive the new birth and be born again out of sin into His glorious rightousness. " Might I ask what, if any solid scriptural support is there for this contention? You provide none. I would submit that this is more akin to WOF heresy than it is Biblical doctrine. The Bible says in 2 Cor.5:21 "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." There is no implication to say that He went to hell for us! My response is "For what does the Scripture say?" Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |