“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.” The four Gospels teach us that, during the final week of His life, Jesus Christ suffered and died to pay the price for our sins. This sacrifice is called the Atonement. Because of Jesus’s atoning sacrifice, we can repent and be forgiven so that we can one day return to the presence of God.
After Jesus Christ died, He was miraculously resurrected. Because Jesus Christ overcame death, all of us can look forward to life after death. Of all that we can learn of Jesus in the Bible, the reality of His sacrifice is the most powerful principle we can come to understand..