The necessity of Jesus’ body as a sacrifice is a humbling truth. However, there’s even more that God has done in the incarnation of Jesus. Not only is he an appropriate sacrifice as living fully human, but Jesus is also the only one who truly does the “will of God” – and by this will, He establishes for us the New Covenant.
Conclusions:
- You are not able to make yourself holy
- Jesus is your perfect, final, and completed substitute that has established your forgiveness
- We celebrate not to “atone” for sin, but to remind ourselves of transforming salvation