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PricelessOne of the most memorable series of marketing promotions in recent decades was MasterCard's "Priceless" commercials. The ads listed a series of desirable goods or services and their corresponding costs. Finally, the narrator named an accompanying intangible that no amount of money could buy, along with the punch line, "Priceless." The narrator then intoned, "There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard." Here is similar treatment for Christians:
Spring is just over the horizon in the northern hemisphere, heralding Christianity's annual memorial of the Savior's death and His resurrection as our High Priest and soon-coming King. For the church of God, that means the annual observance of Passover will soon be upon us. On Passover day, roughly 2,000 years ago, Jesus of Nazareth sacrificed Himself in payment for our sins, opening up access to the Father and making possible our salvation and eternal life. What a profound deed that was, both in its execution and accomplishment! Because it happened so long ago in a land far removed from us in time, distance, and culture, Christ's sacrifice is often not as real to His modern disciples as it should be. Some reduce it to mere fact: It happened, with the result that God forgives us by His Son's blood, opening to His disciples the potential of everlasting life. Others approach it emotionally, somewhat like most movies on Jesus' life, sympathizing with His agony yet failing to fully appreciate the moral and spiritual obligations it imposes on His followers. Many who claim to be Christians figuratively leave Him hanging on the tree for all time, overemphasizing His death and minimizing His present, glorious life as our Advocate before the Father (Hebrews 7:25; 9:24; I John 2:1) and Head of the church (Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18). Where do we begin in trying to understand the unfathomable costs involved in this supreme sacrifice?
This comprises only the major sacrifices and sufferings our God and Savior Jesus Christ—and His Father—went through to bring us forgiveness of sin, a relationship with God, and the potential for eternal life. Priceless. Richard T. Ritenbaugh |
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