Because man sinned, God, for a time, accepted the innocent
blood of animals to cover man's sins. (Genesis 3:21)
However, the blood of animals could not take away man's sin.
(Hebrews 10:4) Only a man without sin could pay the price.
God saw there was no man without sin. (Isaiah 59:16) This is
why God made Himself a human body.
God’s body is called “the arm of the Lord” because of its
power to redeem humanity. (Isaiah 53; John 12:37-38; Romans 10:16)
Because God came as a sacrifice, He is called the Lamb of
God. (Revelation 17:14) When John the Baptist saw Jesus he said, “Behold the
Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29) God provided Himself
a Lamb as a sacrifice to take our place. (Genesis 22:8, 13, 1 Peter 1:18-19)
Because God did this great thing for mankind, He gave His body
a name that was above all His other names, the name JESUS. (Philippians 2:9)
“JESUS” means the Lord is become Salvation (‘Lord-Savior’). Jesus
said, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father” (John 14:19).
At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow and confess that
Jesus is Lord. (Philippians 2:10, 11)
"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is
none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts
4:12)
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