Imagine your best friend who had nothing to do with something that you did wrong. And this best friend sticks up for you and takes the blame. That's what Christ did here for us.

We were made to walk with God in fellowship. And we screw up over and over. We defiantly disobey Him. We should get punishment for all the wrong things we've done. But then Jesus takes all that punishment.

How could one person do this? Well, Jesus is God. Like GOD. Like perfect powerful God. He healed people. He raised people from the dead! Someone might say, "that didn't happen." But even his enemies are on record observing this. It actually happened. He controlled the weather while at sea! He is like so incredibly powerful. Imagine the smartest person you personally know. Yeah, that person is pretty smart, right? Ok, imagine someone like Einstein. That dude was like really smart. Wouldn't it be cool if Einstein did you a favor. You would totally brag about that. "Look Einstein did me this favor!" It would be so great, cuz this totally smart person helped you out.

Now imagine someone even smarter than Einstein. Let's say... GOD. He knows it all, man! EVERYTHING. He knows how leaves are formed. He knows how wind forms. He can even control it. He's like mega-super incredible, it's so hard to grasp how incredible He is. He's GOD. So when he dies for us, you know that those sins are taken away.

He is the perfect atonement. It's like Jesus says, "it's alright, you screwed up. Just keep following me. Just believe that I took that punishment away. You don't have to suffer."

i was wondering what provoked this particular line of thought. then i remembered that easter is this weekend! now i get it.
<thumps own head as light bulb goes off>

it's the most amazing thing ever that God would do this for us. especially since Jesus never committed any sin.... so He BECAME a curse on our behalf:

Galatians 3:13
"Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"*)"
The * there is referencing

Deuteronomy 21:22-23
"If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God."

wow

i was reading a bible script and i relized that god is always watching over us and gives goods to people who surve him by doing good deeds and helping people when they can.