2 Corinthians 5:21:
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:21:
People stumble over the idea that Jesus could be “made sin” as well as the idea that we could be “made righteousness,” but that is what the Bible teaches! Jesus didn’t just bear sin; He had to BECOME sin – die spiritually, so that He could be RAISED spiritually as well as physically. This opened the door for us to be RAISED spiritually with Him. If Jesus only BORE our sins but He never BECAME sin and had to be born again, His bloodshed on the cross would have paid for the forgiveness for all our sins, but to this day we would only be forgiven sinners instead of “the righteousness of God in Him.” This concept is explained at great length in another place in this book.
See also:
Some of God’s Promises Have Conditions
Sickness as Chastening and Judgment in the Old Testament
Does UNCONFESSED Sin in My Life Stop Me from Getting Healed?
Objection: Jesus Bore Our Sins, Not Our Sicknesses, on the Cross (1 Peter 2:24)
Objection: Jesus Could Not Literally BECOME SIN Because Sin Is a Thing, Not a Person
Objection: Jesus Was Not Really PUNISHED for Our Sins; He Just Shed Blood to Atone for Them