1 Peter 2:22-25
We Are Saved by Jesus
22 “He committed no sin,
and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” 25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
We know that Jesus came to earth for sinners...So we know He came for people like me...My sins and the sins of others are what put Him on the cross, and He died for me and all those who sin...So He frees us from the guilt we have from the dark side of our lives...He died on the cross knowing that we have a dark side...We have some sinful emotions and thoughts, have lied, have problems, have fantasies, and do and think of things that do not make us proud of what we have done...We are like sheep and often go astray...But when He was on the cross He purified us and these sins of ours with His death...He healed us with His death...
As Peter, one of His Disciples said, Jesus had committed no sin or sins and He spoke no evil or lies and had no deceit came from His mouth...He is Perfect and Holy...Yet, those in charge of Israel and His opposition wanted Him dead...He is Divine, so He did not retaliate against them...He bore our sins on the cross, so that we might die to sin and would live for righteousness and believe in Him and follow Him...By His wounds on the cross, we have been saved...His death on the cross offers us Great Hope for our sinful ways...His death on the cross for our sins shows us His Great LOVE and His Grace...