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Do we accept the teaching of a college professor who we don’t believe in? Would we allow a surgeon to operate on us if we didn’t believe in his ability to successfully perform the operation? What about applying this to our faith? Have we placed Jesus first and foremost in our lives as our teacher, and what is the danger in doing this? Why is it more important that we should put “Jesus the Redeemer” before “Jesus the Teacher” in our lives?
Paul tells the Galatians that Jesus redeemed them by becoming a curse for them. This is strong language and we prefer to say that He took on our sins so that we might be redeemed and forgiven. This milder expression is true, but by using the gentler language we are sidestepping the harsher reality of what happened to Him here... He not only took on the legality of having sinned, but He assumed the horror, flagrant filthiness, terror, and terrible evil of sin as well... He became the fullness of sin... He became the curse for us.