Radiance in Sinlessness

“You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.” (1 John 3:5)

“And one called to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!’” (Isaiah 6:3)

The Lord is holy and completely unstained from all sin and this is yet another way in which Jesus radiates the glory of God. In him there is no sin.

Our sin interferes with our ability to properly image God, but this is not so for Jesus. He is perfect and sinless and always has been. He is holy, holier, and holiest. He alone is perfectly equipped to take away all our sins and give us the forgiveness our souls crave.

In Luke 5:17-26 we read about Jesus healing a man who was paralyzed. But before the physical healing, Jesus heals this man in a much more important way. Jesus said to the man, “Man, your sins are forgiven you” (Lk. 5:20). Immediately, the Pharisees observing this event begin to question this asking, “Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Lk. 5:21). Though they either could not or would not understand, Jesus is the perfect one to forgive us our sins! He is without sin and because all our sin is ultimately against him, he has every right to forgive us!

Let us rejoice in the truth that we worship a sinless God who delights in forgiving his children!