The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
A. He reveals sin.  People would never have known their sin adequately had it not been for Christ.  Paul could face his enemies and, speaking from a human standpoint, say, "I know nothing against myself"  (1 Corinthians 4:4); but, when he contemplated the work of Jesus on the cross, he had a far different estimate of himself, saying, "Jesus came to save sinners ... of whom I am chief!"  (1 Timothy 1:15).  Every person who brings his heart to Christ will find it bleeding from a consciousness of sin; and this effective work of revealing man's sin constitutes a step in their redemption.