It was through His sacrificial death that our sins were atoned. But He did not stop there -- He died for the sins of the whole world. (The Voice)
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.(NIV)
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (KJV)
Here we have the Beloved Disciple discussing how we should not sin, but IF we do (and of course we do every day), we should not live in fear because Jesus was a fully proper and effective sacrifice NOT only for our sins, but for the sins of the world. Once again, we can see, as I have discussed before, the infinite power of an infinite Son of God atoning infinitely for finite sin.
No matter how much YOU and I sin, it is some finite number. Huge, but finite. No matter how much everyone sins, it is still some finite, although much greater number. No matter how many permutations of sin there are, they are limited within time -- therefore, some finite number.
Jesus, being of God and of man -- 100% of both, is the mathematical intersection of the finite and the infinite. As a finite man, he lived completely by faith and thus was sinless. He then was sacrificed on the cross as an offering for sin. His finite nature and his infinite nature combine, thus covering ALL men.
In fact, the whole world -- or even further -- all of existence. Even beyond what exists but all that is possible, since such is contained in infinity, with a few more left over.
Amen.
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