all we like sheep have gone astray

That He Might Deliver Us

Brooklyn Museum - Jesus Alone on the Cross (Jésus seul sur la Croix) - James Tissot

Isaiah 53:6 (KJV) All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

 

Galatians 1:4  Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

 

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Atoning Sacrifice

Brooklyn Museum - The Confession of the Centurion (La Confession du Centurion) - James Tissot

Isaiah 53:6  All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

 

I John 2:2  And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

 

I John 4:10  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

 

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