This God-man was nailed to the cross to
accomplish the work of redemption. He died with three
statuses:
As the Lamb of God, He died to take
away man's sin
"... the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of
the world." John 1:29
As the brass serpent that had been
lifted up, He died to crush the old serpent Satan,
and to deal with the serpent's poison within manhis
sinful nature. "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted
up." John 3:14
As a grain of wheat, He died to
release the divine life.
"... a grain of wheat... dies, it bears much
fruit." John 12:24
NOW:
His death has taken away the sin which man
has but should not have!
His death imparts into man the life which he needs but does
not have!