He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for the sins of the whole world.

There’s a plethora of verses throughout the Bible that declare Jesus as “the atoning sacrifice,” Romans 3:25 and John 3:16 being only two examples. So what does “atone” mean, anyway? The New Oxford American Dictionary defines atonement as, “reparation of a wrong or injury.” Jesus paid the price. That’s nice. What’s the price, again? The price of sin is death. One sin. One death. That’s right, the consequence for any singular imperfection is death. This is where the sacrificial offerings of the old testament come from. People would have to make a sacrifice, and I’ll not go into all the details of how this had to be the greatest sacrifice, but the problem was that each sin required a sacrifice. The only way for a sacrifice to cover all of humanity for all of time (because Jesus’ sacrifice even backdated to those who had lived in the faith of Him to come) was for God himself to offer himself as the sacrifice. He took our place on the cross and from his perfect life, death, and resurrection, we have the promise of an eternity with Him. Are you willing to do what is necessary, to turn away from your sin, accept His gift, and to commit your life to Him?

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