Section 9
this position? Only the One who is without sin. The only One who is qualified and has the posi tion to condemn you is the Lord Jesus Himself, for He is without any spot of sin. Although He is qualified to condemn you, He would not do it.
LIFTED UP FOR SINNERS' SIN
The Lord Jesus was lifted up for the sinners' sin (8:28). Sin is the embodiment of the serpent, and the sinners' sin is the poison of the ser pent. For redemption, the Lord Jesus had to be the Lamb of God, but for dealing with the ser pentine nature, the Lord Jesus had to be lifted up in the form of the serpent. In order to deal with the sinful, serpentine nature of mankind, He had to be lifted up on the cross in the form of a serpent.
QUALIFIED TO FORGIVE SIN
AND ABLE TO SET FREE FROM THE SLAVERY OF SIN
The Lord is qualified to forgive man's sin and able to set him free from the slavery of sin (8:32-34). The Lord not only gives us life, but He also enters into us as our life. Satan's subtlety was not only to cause us to do something wrong; it was to inject himself into us. Thus, sin is no