We were cursed by our sins. It cut us off from the blessings of God. It marks us for destruction. God's covenant of law promised blessings to those who obey and curses to those who disobey (Deuteronomy 28:15-24). The curse of our sins cut us off from the blessings of God. We have all disobeyed God (Romans 3:23). Only Christ can set us free from the curse of our sins.
Martin Luther taught that Christ died for the curse of our sins. "He voluntarily fulfilled all righteousness, living under the law without spot or blemish, bore our sins, became a curse for us, and offered himself as a sacrifice for the sins of the world. This is the atoning, reconciling work of Christ."
We were cursed and controlled by a spirit of disobedience (Ephesians 2:1-3). We were under the dominion of sin and the curse of the law. The only hope of salvation for us is in the sacrifice of Christ alone. As Luther said, Christ "became a curse for us, and offered himself as a sacrifice for the sins of the world."
We are free from the curse of our sins by faith in Christ as our sacrifice! Luther taught that Christ in the atonement "became a curse for us" at the cross (Gal. 3:13). He wrote, "This is the atoning, reconciling work of Christ." That means by grace through faith in the gospel of Christ, we receive the blessings of God.
