The Faith of Jesus - Alonzo T. Jones

curse shall devour the earth in that great day when
the very elements shall melt with fervent heat. For
“the strength of sin” and the curse “is the law” (1
Cor. 15:56).
But, thanks be to God, “God sent forth His Son,
made... under the law, to redeem them that were
under the law” (Gal. 4:4, 5). By His coming He
brought redemption to every soul who is under the
law. But in order perfectly to bring that redemption
to men under the law, He himself must come to
men, just where they are, and as they are, under the
law.
And this He did; for He was “made under the
law;” He was made “guilty;” He was made
condemned by the law; He was counted, “made,”
as guilty as any man is guilty who is under the law.
He was counted, “made,” under condemnation as
fully as any man is under condemnation because of
his violation of the law. He was counted, “made,”
under the curse as completely as any man in the
world has ever been, or ever can be, under the
curse. For it is written: “He that is hanged [“on a
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