Why did the Lord Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane ask for the cup to be removed? It was not
fear of the pain of crucifixion or the desertion of His friends or the derision of the crowds. If these
had been the only aspects of suffering involved, He would not have asked to be released from the
responsibility. It was the thought of being made sin, of having sin imputed to Him, of being
forsaken by the Father and being the recipient of His wrath which filled our Lord with horror and
agony.

The death of Christ shows us the horribleness of sin because of what He suffered when He bore
the judgment for it. How can any of us make light of sin or enjoy it when we see what it cost
Christ for our sins to be imputed to Him and for Him to be judged for them?