THE PERFECT SACRIFICE!
John 1:29 AMPC: The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Look! There is the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world!"
There are sacrifices and sacrifices, but only one perfect sacrifice. A perfect sacrifice is an offering that is without defect or blemish. The central topic of the gospel is the offering of Christ’s life, flesh, and blood for the sins of the world as a sacrifice. The body and blood of Jesus, because He was without sin, made an offering that satisfied God once and for all. By that perfect offering, we are perfected and are being sanctified.
What did it cost us to be free from guilt, shame, and death? From slavery to sin? Certainly not silver or gold or any perishable thing. The cost of our freedom was something much more valuable than gold and silver—it is the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
The blind can't help the blind; in fact, we see in John 5:1-17 the hopelessness of relying on a mortal to save and deliver us when they're in the same situation or worse than we are. For this reason, we needed someone who's not in the same position we're in, whose standing is greater than ours. In other words, sinners can’t save, deliver, or redeem sinners.
In the Old Testament sacrificial system, atonement or redemption of sin was done by offering an unblemished and spotless lamb as a sacrifice. Unfortunately, that was a continuous thing and not a once-and-for-all sacrifice.
However, Jesus Christ became the perfect lamb and perfect sacrifice, so He could serve as the perfect Savior. According to 1 Peter 2:22, He was without sin, so He alone could save, deliver, and redeem mankind.
Jesus, by His sacrifice, fulfills the symbolism of the Passover Lamb. But why was Jesus the only one who could fulfill the role of the “perfect sacrifice”? Because God ordained it. As Acts 4:12 says, "Neither is there salvation in any other, given among men, whereby we must be saved." Salvation is in no one else. If we’re to be saved, it can only be by Jesus Christ. If there were to be a sacrifice for sin, it would be the sacrifice of Jesus Himself. Something He knew very well, as documented in Hebrews 10:5-7:
Hebrews 10:5-7 (AMPC): Hence, when He [Christ] entered into the world, He said, "Sacrifices and offerings You have not desired, but instead You have made ready a body for Me [to offer]; [6] In burnt offerings and sin offerings You have taken no delight. [7] Then I said, 'Behold, here I am, coming to do Your will, O God—to fulfill what is written of Me in the volume of the Book.'"
Christ’s voluntary self-offering contrasts with the inefficient sacrifices, showing that Christ fulfills perfectly “the will of God” as to our redemption by completely atoning for our sins as the perfect sacrifice.
Romans 3:25 (NIV): God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of His blood, which according to Hebrews 12:24, speaks better than animal blood when received by faith. He did this to demonstrate His righteousness.
Leviticus 17:11 says life is in the blood, and God has given it to us, underscoring the action of the Lord granting the means of atonement. That is, by the life of the animal, which ransoms the life of the offerer from the deserved judgment to the life and blood of Christ.
Christ did just that on the cross. By His prepared body, He entered the world while God created the opportunity for Jesus Christ to live a totally righteous life, a life with NO sin, just like what God truly desires! That’s what a body for Jesus accomplished.
And with three words, Jesus gave His life: “It is finished!” Jesus truly accomplished and finished the work that God the Father willed that He should accomplish upon this earth—the work of becoming the “perfect sacrifice for sin.”
PRAYER: Lord, thank you for offering the perfect sacrifice for me and freeing me from the bondage and wages of sin. In Jesus’ name, amen.
There are sacrifices and sacrifices, but only one perfect sacrifice. A perfect sacrifice is an offering that is without defect or blemish. The central topic of the gospel is the offering of Christ’s life, flesh, and blood for the sins of the world as a sacrifice. The body and blood of Jesus, because He was without sin, made an offering that satisfied God once and for all. By that perfect offering, we are perfected and are being sanctified.
What did it cost us to be free from guilt, shame, and death? From slavery to sin? Certainly not silver or gold or any perishable thing. The cost of our freedom was something much more valuable than gold and silver—it is the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
The blind can't help the blind; in fact, we see in John 5:1-17 the hopelessness of relying on a mortal to save and deliver us when they're in the same situation or worse than we are. For this reason, we needed someone who's not in the same position we're in, whose standing is greater than ours. In other words, sinners can’t save, deliver, or redeem sinners.
In the Old Testament sacrificial system, atonement or redemption of sin was done by offering an unblemished and spotless lamb as a sacrifice. Unfortunately, that was a continuous thing and not a once-and-for-all sacrifice.
However, Jesus Christ became the perfect lamb and perfect sacrifice, so He could serve as the perfect Savior. According to 1 Peter 2:22, He was without sin, so He alone could save, deliver, and redeem mankind.
Jesus, by His sacrifice, fulfills the symbolism of the Passover Lamb. But why was Jesus the only one who could fulfill the role of the “perfect sacrifice”? Because God ordained it. As Acts 4:12 says, "Neither is there salvation in any other, given among men, whereby we must be saved." Salvation is in no one else. If we’re to be saved, it can only be by Jesus Christ. If there were to be a sacrifice for sin, it would be the sacrifice of Jesus Himself. Something He knew very well, as documented in Hebrews 10:5-7:
Hebrews 10:5-7 (AMPC): Hence, when He [Christ] entered into the world, He said, "Sacrifices and offerings You have not desired, but instead You have made ready a body for Me [to offer]; [6] In burnt offerings and sin offerings You have taken no delight. [7] Then I said, 'Behold, here I am, coming to do Your will, O God—to fulfill what is written of Me in the volume of the Book.'"
Christ’s voluntary self-offering contrasts with the inefficient sacrifices, showing that Christ fulfills perfectly “the will of God” as to our redemption by completely atoning for our sins as the perfect sacrifice.
Romans 3:25 (NIV): God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of His blood, which according to Hebrews 12:24, speaks better than animal blood when received by faith. He did this to demonstrate His righteousness.
Leviticus 17:11 says life is in the blood, and God has given it to us, underscoring the action of the Lord granting the means of atonement. That is, by the life of the animal, which ransoms the life of the offerer from the deserved judgment to the life and blood of Christ.
Christ did just that on the cross. By His prepared body, He entered the world while God created the opportunity for Jesus Christ to live a totally righteous life, a life with NO sin, just like what God truly desires! That’s what a body for Jesus accomplished.
And with three words, Jesus gave His life: “It is finished!” Jesus truly accomplished and finished the work that God the Father willed that He should accomplish upon this earth—the work of becoming the “perfect sacrifice for sin.”
PRAYER: Lord, thank you for offering the perfect sacrifice for me and freeing me from the bondage and wages of sin. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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WOULD YOU CONSIDER PARTNERING WITH US TO REACH MORE PEOPLE?
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