Jesus never knew the fruits of sin . . . until he became sin for us. And when he did, all the emotions of sin tumbled in on him like shadows in a forest. He felt anxious, guilty, and alone. Can’t you hear the emotion in his prayer? “My God, my God, why have you rejected me?” (Matt. 27:46 NCV). These are not the words of a saint. This is the cry of a sinner.

