In a tribe of Indians, someone was stealing chickens.
The chief declared that, if caught,the offender would receive 10 lashes.
When the stealing continued, he raied it to 20 lashes. Still the chickens methodically disappeard. In anger the chief raised the sentence to 100 lashes ~ a sure sentence of death.
The thief was finally caught. But the chief faced a terrible dilemma. The thief was his own mother !
When the day of the penalty came, the whole tribe gathered. Would the chief's love override his justice? The crowd gasped when he ordered his mother to be tied to the whipping post. The chief removed his shirt, revealin his powerful stature, and took the whip in hand. But instead of raising it to strike the first blow, he handed it to a strong, young brave at his side.
Slowly the chief walked over to his mother and wrapped his massive arms around her in a engulfing embrace. Then he order the brave to give him the 100 lashes.
That's what Jesus did for us. In love, he became our substitute and died in our place. He overcame our inability to save ourselves by praying the price for our sins. He satisfied the requirement for absolute justice with his absolute love. Christ gave his life in exchange for our legal release from sin.
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