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On the Cross He was treated, by God, as if He had sinned so that those who trust in Him can be treated, by God, as if they had not sinned and as though they are righteous. He paid a debt that He did not owe.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21 NKJV)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe events of that Friday and His subsequent resurrection on the Sunday make it an extremely “Good Friday” for mankind. If you confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and trust Him as your Saviour, you will have forgiveness of sin and a restored relationship with a heavenly Father. You will no longer be “in the red” but “in the black”. You will have permanent peace with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lord Jesus has completed the work. 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