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 2:24. 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. 9:22.
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. 17:11.
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.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16.