We know that Jesus bore our sins. But the false idea of his death being vicarious or a substitution is not what the Bible teaches. Passages used to support this idea are discussed makeing it clear that sin is not transferable; Jesus was not made sin, nor forsaken by His father; He was without sin and bearing our sins is about removal of sins, not transferring.

1. He Bore
Our Sins(part 1)

2. The Eisenhower Interstate Highway System
requires that one mile in every five must be
straight. These straight sections are usable as
airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
FALSE

3. Jesus Christ bore our sins on the cross.

4. Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see
and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall the righteous one,
my servant,
make many to be accounted righteous,
and he shall bear their iniquities.
Isaiah 53:11

5. yet he bore the sin of many,
and makes intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 53:12

6. so Christ, having been offered once
to bear the sins of many
Hebrews 9:28

7. He himself bore our sins in his body
on the tree, that we might die to sin
and live to righteousness. By his
wounds you have been healed.
1 Peter 2:24

8. For our sake he made him to be sin
who knew no sin, so that in him we
might become the righteousness of
God.
2 Corinthians 5:21

9. Jesus Christ bore our sins on the cross.

10. HOW did Jesus bear our sins?

11. HOW did Jesus bear our sins?
“vicarious death”
“substitution theory”

14. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?

15. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
bore our sins (Isaiah 53:6; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 2:24)
made sin (2 Corinthians 5:21)
became a curse (Galatians 3:13)
forsaken (Matthew 27:46)

16. “It was now held that Christ actually took the place
of sinners in the sight of God, and as their
substitute suffered the punishment that was due to
them, including, as many of the Reformers taught,
the sufferings of hell. Upon him fell all the
punishment of all the sins of all the men for whom
he died; against them, therefore, penal justice
could have no further claim.“
William Newton Clarke
An Outline of Christian Theology, p. 319

17. “that Christ should become the greatest
transgressor, murderer, adulterer, thief,
rebel, and blasphemer, that ever was or
could be in the world.”
Martin Luther
Commentary on Galatians

18. “But God made Him sin: that is to say that God the
Father made His innocent, incarnate Son the
object of His wrath and judgment, for our sakes,
with the result that in Christ on the cross the sin of
the world is judged and taken away. In this truth
resides the whole logic of reconciliation.”

19. “Because He was ‘made sin,’ impregnated with sin,
and became the very essence of sin, on the cross
He was banished from God’s presence as a
loathsome thing. He and sin were made
synonymous.”

20. “He was guilty of disobedience and rebellion, and
He suffered physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
This pitiful sight of an emaciated, deformed, and
tormented Jesus, shriveled and twisted by sin,
disgusted the Father, who then turned upon Him
with the wrath of eternal vengeance!”

21. It doesn’t make sense.

22. It doesn’t make sense...
I don’t have any sin.

23. It doesn’t make sense...
Pretense.

24. It isn’t Biblical.

25. It isn’t Biblical...
Sin cannot be “transfered” to another.

26. It isn’t Biblical...
Sin cannot be “transfered” to another.
But each person is tempted when he is lured
and enticed by his own desire. Then desire
when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and
sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
James 1:14-15

27. It isn’t Biblical...
Sin cannot be “transfered” to another.
Sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:4

28. It isn’t Biblical...
Sin cannot be “transfered” to another.
The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not
suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father
suffer for the iniquity of the son. The
righteousness of the righteous shall be upon
himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall
be upon himself.
Ezekiel 18:20

29. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not like the scapegoat.

30. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not like the scapegoat.

31. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not like the scapegoat.
The goat shall bear all
their iniquities on itself to
a remote area, and he
shall let the goat go free
in the wilderness.
Leviticus 16:22

32. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not like the scapegoat.
And Aaron shall cast lots
over the two goats, one
lot for Jehovah and the
other lot for Azazel
(scapegoat).
Leviticus 16:8

33. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not like the scapegoat.
“Then he shall kill the goat
of the sin offering that is
for the people and bring
its blood inside the veil ...
sprinkling it over the
mercy seat and in front of
the mercy seat. Thus he
shall make atonement for
the Holy Place
Leviticus 16:15-16

34. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not like the scapegoat.
The goat shall bear all
their iniquities on itself to
a remote area, and he
shall let the goat go free
in the wilderness.
Leviticus 16:22

35. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not like the scapegoat.
The goat shall bear all
their iniquities on itself to
a remote area, and he
shall let the goat go free
in the wilderness.
Leviticus 16:22
Did the sins literally
transfer to the goat?

36. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not like the scapegoat.
Jesus was like the sin offering goat!

37. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not like the scapegoat.
He entered once for all
into the holy places ... by
means of his own blood,
thus securing an eternal
redemption.
Hebrews 9:12
Jesus was like the sin offering goat!

38. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus did not become sin.

39. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus did not become sin.
For our sake he made him to be sin who
knew no sin, so that in him we might
become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21

40. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus did not become sin.
For our sake he made him to be sin who
knew no sin, so that in him we might
become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21

41. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus did not become sin.
For our sake he made him to be sin who
knew no sin, so that in him we might
become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21
sin offering

42. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus did not become sin.
For our sake he made him to be sin who
knew no sin, so that in him we might
become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21
sin offering
When he said above, “You have neither desired
nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings
and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these
are offered according to the law),
Hebrews 10:8

43. It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus did not become sin.
For our sake he made him to be sin who
knew no sin, so that in him we might
become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21
sin offering

44. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not forsaken by His Father.

45. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not forsaken by His Father.
Then Jesus, knowing all that would
happen to him, came forward and said
to them, “Whom do you seek?”
John 18:4

46. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not forsaken by His Father.
And he who sent me is with me. He
has not left me alone, for I always do
the things that are pleasing to him.
John 8:29

47. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not forsaken by His Father.
And he who sent me is with me. He
has not left me alone, for I always do
the things that are pleasing to him.
John 8:29

48. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not forsaken by His Father.
Yet I am not alone, for the
Father is with me.
John 16:32

49. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not forsaken by His Father.
I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken
...
For you will not abandon my soul to Hades,
...
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
Acts 2:25-28

50. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not forsaken by His Father.
I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:8; Hebrews 13:5

51. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not forsaken by His Father.
For he has not despised or abhorred the
affliction of the afflicted,
and he has not hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he cried to him.
Psalm 22:24

52. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not forsaken by His Father.
For he has not despised or abhorred the
affliction of the afflicted,
and he has not hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he cried to him.
Psalm 22:24I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Psalm 37:25

53. My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?
It isn’t Biblical...
Jesus was not forsaken by His Father.
For he has not despised or abhorred the
affliction of the afflicted,
and he has not hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he cried to him.
Psalm 22:24

54. We implore you on
behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:20

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Goat: 123rf.com: 11149594

56. Understanding Our Salvation
#10
He Bore Our Sins - 1
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart
19 July 2015
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: We know that Jesus bore our sins. But the false idea of his death being vicarious or a
substitution is not what the Bible teaches. Passages used to support this idea are discussed makeing it
clear that sin is not transferable; Jesus was not made sin, nor forsaken by His father; He was without sin
and bearing our sins is about removal of sins, not transferring.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
"Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by
Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”

57. References:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/00mayjun/onemileinfive.cfm
Wayne Jackson: https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/1512-did-christ-literally-bear-our-sins-on-the-cross
Maurice Barnett: http://www.westsidechurchofchristphoenix.com/page25.html
http://www.westsidechurchofchristphoenix.com/page18.html
http://www.biblebanner.com/ga_art/deity/vicar1.htm
http://www.biblebanner.com/ga_art/deity/vicar2.htm
http://www.biblebanner.com/ga_art/deity/vicar3.htm
http://www.biblebanner.com/ga_art/deity/vicar4.htm
http://www.biblebanner.com/ga_art/deity/vicar5.htm
http://www.westsidechurchofchristphoenix.com/page16.html
Jim McGuiggan: The Dragon Slayer, Chapter 7: Not Ashamed to be Called their Brother (p. 212-250)