Isaiah 53:5-6–"But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned–every one–to His own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all."
There is more to this passage but this bit captures the heart of it. The point is that upon Christ Jesus was laid the iniquity and sin of mankind. This occurred so that God could be proven both just and justifier of all who would draw to Him in faith. Today is Good Friday, the day in which Christians remember when Jesus was crucified, the day in which the prophecy of this verse, written some 700 years before the event, occurred in history. Because of this I urge you to spend some time considering the great love that God showed for us at the cross.
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