What do we mean when we say Jesus “takes away the sins of the world”? Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks unpack how sin ruptures relationship—with God, others, creation, and even our own hearts—and how Christ repairs that rupture. We explore justice, mercy, and why divine love doesn’t erase consequences but enters them, heals us, and restores right worship and communion. We also contrast Adam’s fall with Christ’s redeeming love and consider our part: God saves us with our cooperation. Through it all we keep the three lenses clear—honesty with self, charity toward others, under a living relationship with God.
Key Ideas
Sin’s effects: rupture with God, one another, creation, and self; shame, blame, mistrust, and debt remain until healed.
How Christ “takes away” sin: self-sacrificing love enters our wounds, satisfies justice, restores communion, and divinizes us by union with Him.
Mercy doesn’t cancel consequences: relationships still need repair, trust-building, and inner healing—grace empowers the work.
Not a spectator sport: “created without us; redeemed with us”—our free cooperation (repentance, worship, acts of love) matters.
From Fall to fullness: covenant history rises and falls until Christ; in Him, grace sustains steady growth toward holiness.
Links & References
Scripture named (no links):
The Fall and its ruptures (Genesis 3).
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).
Healings linked to faith (e.g., Mark 5:34; Luke 7:50; Luke 8:48).
Liturgy referenced (no link): Agnus Dei (“Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world…”).
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