2 Corinthians 5:21 asserts that God made Christ, who knew no sin, to be sin for us so that we might be made righteous.
The doctrine that Christ was made sin for us is rooted in 2 Corinthians 5:21, which states, '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.' This encapsulates the profound mystery of the gospel: Jesus, though sinless, assumed our sin upon Himself at the cross. He bore the weight of our guilt and the curse of the law, fulfilling both the negative and positive aspects of the law by being both perfect in righteousness and bearing our condemnation.
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