The sacrifice of Jesus is the means by which God frees or saves humanity from sin and death. There was a bloodshed of Jesus as a ransom price. This was something wonderful God loved the world so much who gave his only begotten son as a sacrifice so that all humanity could be saved.
Just imagine that there is a kidnapping in your family, and instead of money they ask you to sacrifice your only son so that your grandmother, cousin, mother, sister can be released, would you do it? I’m more than sure not, because God did it out of love for you.
What does John 3:16 mean?
We often see signs and banners at sporting events that say “John 3:16.” Incorrectly, John 3:16 is often written as graffiti on rough highway crossings. Some “artists” have turned around and replaced it with “something else 3:16”. So what is the problem with John 3:16? Why is this verse so important?
No other verse in the Bible so succinctly summarizes God’s relationship with humanity and the way of salvation. Some consider John 3:16 to be the “theme verse” for the entire Bible. John 3:16 talks about the love that God has for us and the scope of that love, so great that he sacrificed his only Son in our name.
John 3:16 teaches us that anyone who believes in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, will be saved. This verse gives us the glorious hope of eternal life in heaven through the love of God and the death of Jesus Christ. There is no more powerful way to deliver this message than to let this piece of the bible speak for itself.
John 3:16“For God so loved the world that he gave his Son, so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.“.
“God so loved the world” Why is this said?
We believe that God so loved the world of helpless sinners that he gave his only begotten Son, who, though tempted in all points like us, lived without sin in human flesh. That Son, Jesus Christ, died as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind. His life, because he is the creator of all mankind, is of greater value than the sum total of all human life.
By paying this penalty, He has made it possible, in accordance with God’s plan for each person and for humanity in general, for our sins to be forgiven and for us to be freed from the death penalty (Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 10:12; Juan 1:18; John 3:16; Colossians 1:16-17, Colossians 1:22; 1 John 2:2; 1 John 4:10; ephesians 1:11; Apocalypse 13:8).
Jesus Christ is the focal point of Christianity. Forgiveness of sin and the gift of eternal life are available only through his sacrifice. We can be reconciled to God through the sacrifice of the lamb (Jesus Christ).
Who is Jesus Christ and what was his sacrifice?
The Scriptures refer to Jesus Christ by various distinctive titles (John 1:1John 1:14; Revelation 19:13), our Savior (1 John 4:14), our High Priest (Hebrews 9:11), our Lord (Revelation 22:21). The Son of God (Revelation 2:18; 1 John 5:5), our Passover (1 Corinthians 5:7), the Son of Man (Revelation 14:14), and King of kings and Lord of lords (Revelation 19: 16).
Christ is our Savior and the ultimate sacrifice for sin. Although he was divine, Jesus became a human being to suffer and die for the sins of humanity (Philippians 2:5-7; Hebrews 2:9). As the Son of Man, he was human in the fullest sense, able to experience the trials of human life (Hebrews 4:15) in order to better empathize with us as our merciful High Priest (Hebrews 2:17).
Christ as our Savior gave his life so that we might live. Him, so that we can understand the magnitude of sin and the monumental significance of his sacrifice, which was made for every human being. He was “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29; compare with Revelation 5:6; Revelation 5:12; Revelation 7:14; Revelation 12:11).
Sin, the transgression of God’s law (1 John 3:4), is truly horrible. Disobedience to God’s law has brought untold pain and misery, as well as its ultimate penalty, death (Romans 6:23).
Jesus lived a perfect life and therefore did not deserve the excruciating agony he experienced or the death penalty inflicted on him. However, he was foreordained from the foundation of the world to suffer and die for the sins of mankind. Although Christ was accused of violating God’s law on more than one occasion, He, as the perfect sacrifice for sin, never violated God’s law.
What does it mean to accept the sacrifice of Christ?
We accept Christ’s sacrifice as essential to our salvation. As we pattern our lives after his, we figuratively “take up our cross” and follow him (Luke 14:27), which includes a willingness to suffer and be persecuted while He sets the example (1 Peter 2:19-23). Let us thank God the Father for having delivered his Son Jesus Christ to be that perfect sacrifice for all humanity (John 3:16; Romans 8:32).
Because God so loved the world that he gave his only son as a sacrifice, all sin is forgiven with repentance and acceptance of Christ as our savior. Forgiveness of sin requires the ultimate sacrifice: the death of Jesus Christ. His crucifixion nearly 2,000 years ago was essential to God’s plan of redemption and salvation.
Through his sacrifice, Jesus took the ultimate penalty of sin—death—on Himself, freeing us, if we accept his sacrifice in continual repentance, from death being our final destiny (Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 9:15). . And by giving himself up in life to care for others and ultimately through the agonizing torment he experienced at the end, Jesus also endured the other consequences of sin: pain and suffering.
While God does not remove all suffering now, just as He has not yet removed death from us, He will sometimes alleviate some of it now if we faithfully trust Him, such as being physically healed of sickness through anointing (James 5:13 – 16). And we have the one that one day there will be no more death or suffering (1 Corinthians 15:54; Romans 8:18; Revelation 21:4).
By understanding and accepting the sacrifice of Jesus Christ in repentance and faith, we can be sure that our sins are blotted out. We can move forward in our Christian life with confidence, knowing that through that sacrifice we can be reconciled to the Father.
As a result of this reconciliation, we can develop a relationship with our Father that provides hope and security for our future. . We can also look forward to eternal life in the Kingdom of God as a gift of God’s grace because of this tremendous sacrifice that Jesus and the Father willingly gave for each one of us.
Why is Jesus called the Lamb of God?
The designation “Lamb of God” reflects the time when Israel was delivered from ancient Egypt under the leadership of Moses. Before the tenth plague, the death of the firstborn, Israelite families were commanded to kill a lamb and brush some of its blood on the top and side of the doorframes of their homes so it would not touch them.
Jesus had and has the same purpose on earth, “everyone who believes in him will not be lost” that is, he will not enter the second death, but will have eternal life, which is life after life. Christ represents the lamb that God delivered as proof of His great love.
When getting to the background of the story of Jesus Christ, it is impossible not to realize that God loved the world so much and in such a way that he did something that none of us would be able to do for anyone, He gave his son, Jesus did not stop suffer for being God. This was not a theater, he became human and endured all those things that we deserved.
Jesus did not deserve to be there, we had to pay that penalty, but the sin of humanity was and continues to be so great that an ordinary lamb was not enough, nor were any of us, a greater sacrifice was necessary and our Lord knew how to do it possible.