Barabbas is freed from his chains, and Jesus substitutes his life for Barabbas

Set Free by Christ our Substitute

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The gospel is the good news to the condemned and sinful. Those who believe it are acquitted of their guilt before God and set free! But how can God set free those who are clearly guilty of sin? There must be a fair and just basis for the acquittal. We learn the answer from the gospel story itself—that Jesus Christ was our substitute.