He was born of a virgin and lived a life without sin, though He was tempted in every way as we are. His mission was to live the righteous live we could not, culminating in the cross, where He substituted himself. Our first parents in the garden substituted themselves for God, and, at the cross, Jesus reversed that substitution and substituted Himself for sinners. Jesus went to the cross, willingly to take upon Himself the sin of those who would come to trust in Him. He took upon himself the sin of His people, past, present, and future. Jesus Christ – God, who became man – died in my place for my sins, paying my debt to God and purchasing my salvation. Jesus’ dead body was then laid in a tomb and for three days He was buried. On the third day, a Sunday, which is why we worship on that day – Jesus rose in victory over sin, death, Satan, demons, and hell.
