...especiallythe work of atonement and redemption as our Sin Bearer:
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
2Cor 5:21 NLT
...so that there was nothing left to be done to bring us to a Holy God!
Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God.
1 Peter 3:18 NLT
This has HUGE implications for us!
Jesus did everything that He needed to do...
...for our salvation from the penalty of sin!
...for our Christian life on this earth!
...for our eternity in glory!
Look at how Paul says it:
When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners....God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.
For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. Romans 5:6-10
But not only did Jesus die for us (as if that wasn't enough), but we died with Him (read Romans 6 and Colossians 3)
I have been crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ lives in me... Galatians 2:20a NIV
...you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Col 3:3-4