Lamb of God

Read It: 1 Peter 1:18-19 (NRSV)

18 You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish.

Learn It:

Our "ransom" that the passage above talks about which comes from the "precious blood of Christ" is our salvation....our life everlasting with God. The way that Peter says this is done is not through the way that those who came before Jesus received salvation but "like a lamb without defect or blemish". We often hear Jesus referred to as the Lamb of God, and this passage does a good job of telling us why. See, in ancient times, when the Israelites made sacrifices to God they would try to find the best lamb possible. It wasn't just the best lamb either, it was a lamb without defect or blemish. It couldn't be anything but pure white and it had to be completely healthy. That is who Jesus is for us. He is the perfect lamb without sin and without defect. That perfect person then went to the cross for our sins and rose to give us new life. Christ is our perfect lamb...our Lamb of God.

Share It:

When you hear the term "Lamb of God" what things come to mind? What impact does maybe this new understanding of the Lamb of God and the sacrifice he made have on you right now? Share some thoughts on this and talk about how much more meaningful it is that God chose to use Jesus instead of an animal or gold or silver to rescue us from our sins.

Live It:

During this next week think about the great things Jesus did for us. Spend some time thanking God for sending us not any lamb to try to save us but instead sent his Son, the perfect lamb...the Lamb of God.

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