This is a repost of another of the old posts looking at the purpose statements for Christ’s death given to us in scripture. This time, the purpose statement is found in 1 Peter 3:18:
Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh. (NET)There are lots of not-so-clear things in the verses after this one, but this particular verse is pretty straight forward. The purpose statement given here for Christ’s being put to death—or Christ’s suffering for sins—is “to bring you to God.” This, of course, is pointing to the reconciliation that Christ’s death brings.