Let's take a break from the alaphabet for a while

So I decided to take a break from the alphabet soup today. Dont worry, it'll be back.

I decided that since today is Good Friday, Jesus Christ would be the subject of my blog. Today is the day we remember the sacrifice that He paid for us. Many of us have heard the verse John 3:16 that says "For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, so that whoever believes in Him shall have eternal life." What does it mean that God gave his son?
We are all sinners. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)
God is holy and He does not tolerate sin. We cannot enter into his presence while we are sinful. In the Old Testament, the shedding of blood per the sacrifice of an animal was necessary for the forgiveness of sin. God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to be the ultimate sacrifice of sin. The actual sacrifice of Jesus tends to be watered down. Jesus Christ was crucified. This method of torture and execution was one of the most cruel in the history of mankind. He was arrested, beaten on the way to trial and given an unfair trial. The people demanded death by crucifixion. "Crucify him!" they yelled. What did he do to deserve this? Nothing. He healed the sick and blind and paralyzed. He raised the dead. They scourged Him beyond recognition. They beat him with bone and glass embedded leather whips to the brink of death. They mockingly shoved a crown of thorns on His head. He was paraded through the streets of Jerusalem carrying His own cross. On this march, He was spit on, mocked, people threw stuff at him. When they reached the hill of Golgotha, he was nailed to the cross. Nails the size of railroad spikes were pierced through his wrists and feet. The cross was set upright into the ground and there he hung, naked, humiliated, bleeding, suffocating, in the most excrutiating pain imaginable. While on the cross, He did not curse the people crucifying Him. Instead, He cried out "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34) He hung on that cross for hours. When sunset, was approaching, he died.
He was placed in a tomb belonging to a man named Joseph (not Jesus' earthly father). On the third day, some women went to the tomb to pay respects and found the tomb empty. At first they may have thought that someone had stolen the body. But that would have never happened. The tomb of Jesus was so well-guarded by Roman soldiers (some of the baddest warriors in history) because they suspected that the disciples may try to steal the body and claim resurrection. They found the tomb empty and the massive stone rolled away. Angels appeared to them claiming "The One whom you seek is not here, for He is risen!" (Luke 24:6).
Jesus Christ, being 100% God and 100% man, was the only human being to live a sinless life. Because of his sinlessness, He was able to be the perfect sacrifice to cover the sins of all mankind. This is love.
The Bible says " If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved." (Romans 10:9)
There is no way I am able to enter Heaven based on my own good works. I am greedy, selfish, imperfect, among other things. But Jesus Christ has shed His blood so that I may enter into the presence of God. I believe that and I have openly accepted His sacrifice. I have turned my life over to Jesus. Although I am far from perfect in my own deeds, I am seen as perfect in the eyes of God through Jesus Christ.
Praise God! He is Risen!