><>...JESUS THE CHRIST...><> Who taketh away the sins of the world
In the Bible sin is viewed in several ways: as an offense against God, which requires a pardon; as defilement, which requires cleansing; as slavery, which cries out for emancipation; as a debt, which must be canceled; as defeat, which must be reversed by victory; and as estrangement, which must be set right by reconciliation. However sin is viewed, it is through the work of Christ that the remedy is provided. He has procured the pardon, the cleansing the emancipation, the cancellation, the victory, and the reconciliation.
(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary)
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