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The other day, I heard this common expression on television.
'Sacrifices must be made.'
I am not certain of the context as it was brief and promotional. Very often this statement is made in a political, military, religious and social context.
As in, someone else needs to the die for a cause. The supposed greater good.
My sarcastic and satirical question to a person making this statement would be:
'If you demand a sacrifice, alright, let us start with the person that suggested it.'
Now I realize that the person suggesting a sacrifice may not always be a good person to make the sacrifice; if such a sacrifice is even good. But, I would like the person making such a suggestion to seriously consider his/her ethical and moral position.
In the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, God decided that 'sacrifices must be made', and ultimately sacrificed God the Son, for the sins of the world.
1 John 2:1-2
New International Version (NIV)
2 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
