Jesus gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the deception of this present evil age. Satan blinds people to the gospel, using the world’s lies and temptations to keep them in sin (2 Corinthians 4:3-4). But Jesus’ death was His victory over Satan, breaking his hold and freeing us from sin and the fear of death (John 12:31-32, Hebrews 2:14-15). As believers, we must reject the world’s false wisdom and follow Christ, whose cross brings true freedom and salvation to all who believe (1 Corinthians 3:18-19, 1 Corinthians 1:23-24).