Jesus may be said to have suffered for the sins of
men in the sense that, in order to take them out of
darkness into light, he incurred the wrath of the evil-
doers and was tortured by them; but that does not
mean that his death was an atonement for the sins of
others and that only those who believe in his blood
would be forgiven.
Jesus had come to rescue men from sin by his
teaching and the example of his godly life, and not
by deliberately dying for them on the cross and of-
fering his blood as a propitiation for their sins. When
a young man came and asked him, "Good Master,
what shall do that I may inherit eternal life?" he
mentioned nothing about his atoning sacrifice and
the redeeming power of his blood. His reply was the
same as that of every other prophet. For he said:
"Why called thou me good? there is none good but
one, that is, God; but if thou wilt enter into life, keep
the commandments". (Matthew 19:17)
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