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Metaphorically, God presented Jesus as a sacrifice for our forgiveness. Sin has consequences, and Jesus volunteered to suffer the consequences on our behalf. The cross demonstrates Godâs love as well as his justice (Romans 5:8). As Isaiah says, we have peace with God because of what Christ did.esus said, âThe Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for manyâ (Matthew 20:28). He came to give his life, to die, and his death would result in salvation for others. This was the reason he came to earth. His blood was poured out for others (Matthew 26:28).
The reward is worth the price. Jesus followed His call of death to self (Take up your cross and follow Me) with the gift of life in Christ: For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it (Matthew 16:25-26).uch an interpretation is not what Jesus meant when He said, Take up your cross and follow Me. When Jesus carried His cross up Golgotha to be crucified, no one was thinking of the cross as symbolic of a burden to carry.