The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum What was Christ's greatest sacrifice?

hisalone said:
. . . a question to stir our hearts and minds, what do you believe was Christ's greatest sacrifice and why? All of Christ and His work is precious, but what is it that "most" moves you to worship when meditating on Him?

Looking unto Jesus by Isaac Ambrose

CHAPTER III

Sect. 1 Of knowing Jesus, as carrying on that great work of our Salvation in his death.

1. Let us know Jesus, carrying on the great work of our salvation, during his sufferings and death. This is the high point which Paul was ever studying on, and preaching on, and pondering on; <span style="background-color:#FFFF00">"For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified," 1 Cor 2:2.</span> Christ crucified is the rarest piece of knowledge in the world; the person of Christ is a matter of high speculation, but Christ farther considered, as clothed with his garments of blood, is that knowledge, which especially Paul persues; he esteems not, determines not to make any profession of any other science or doctrine, than the most necessary and only saving knowledge of Christ crucified. -- Yet without the saving knowledge of Christ crucified, (Christ suffering, bleeding and dying) [all is nothing]* all this had been nothing

*barckets - mine

The Heidelberg Catechism
XV. LORD'S DAY.
Question 37. What dost thou understand by the words, "He suffered"?
Answer. That he, all the time that he lived on earth, but especially at the end of his life, sustained in body and soul, the wrath of God against the sins of all mankind: that so by his passion, as the only propitiatory sacrifice, he might redeem our body and soul from everlasting damnation, and obtain for us the favor of God, righteousness and eternal life.