The Word of God, the Bible, sheds a full and sufficient light upon the subject of the death of the Lord Jesus. It assures us that Christ died, and that His death was infinitely more than the death of a martyr. He died as a Substitute. His sufferings were those of a Sin-bearer. His blood has an atoning value that no other possesses.
Christ died! He died for us, for the ungodly, for sinners. "Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree." 1 Peter 2:2424Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. (1 Peter 2:24). Surely this verse, if there were no other, is enough to show that in dying upon the cross the Lord Jesus Christ offered Himself as a sacrifice for sin.
Those who believe in Him can say, "He died for me; He bore my sins; His blood has cleansed me and made me whiter than snow." "Without shedding of blood is no remission." Heb. 9:2222And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. (Hebrews 9:22).
Friend, what does the death of Christ mean to you? Have you staked your soul's eternal welfare on the merits of His blood? What other foundation can you find to rest upon? How else can sins be atoned for? "It is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul." Lev. 17:1111For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. (Leviticus 17:11).
When we announce the fact that Christ died for the ungodly, we have not told the whole story. He who died on Calvary is alive again. He has ascended to heaven, and now sits upon the throne of God as Lord of all.
All that Christ secured for guilty sinners by His work upon the cross is now offered freely through faith in Him: forgiveness, righteousness, everlasting life, peace with God. All these would have been impossible for us if Jesus had not died. But they are now all to be found in the risen Christ.
Why not turn to Him now in faith? He will make all these blessings yours to enjoy even now.