Christ: For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin. This is the way Paul (in this letter) describes the basis upon which God reconciled us to himself. From this statement we get some idea why the cross, as the expression of the love of God in Christ, had such great motivating power in the apostle’s life. Consistent with the witness of the rest of the New Testament (cf. Matt. 27:4, 24; Luke 23:47; John 8:46; Heb. 4:15; 1 Pet. 1:19; 2:22), Paul describes Christ as one who knew no sin. There