A Demonstration of Love
The death of Jesus actually accomplished something of infinite value for us. Our redemption.
Colin Smith: Imagine a couple sitting in a car on a moonlit night near Niagara Falls. He puts his arm around her shoulder and whispers in her ear, "I love you." She looks at him rather suspiciously. "Really?" she says. "I sometimes wonder."
"All right," he says, "I'll prove it." With that, he gets out of the car, walks to the edge, and with a huge leap, throws himself over the side. As he falls into the abyss, he screams out, "I love you!" This may be an unforgettable experience, but it is not a demonstration of love. The man's death achieves nothing for the woman.
God shows His love for us in this: that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. The death of Jesus is an expression of love because it achieves something of infinite value for us.
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Colin Smith is senior pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, a thriving, multi-campus church located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and Founder and Teaching Pastor of Open the Bible.
Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, he trained at the London School of Theology where he earned the degrees of Bachelor of Theology and Master of Philosophy. Before coming to the States in 1996, Colin served as senior pastor of the Enfield Evangelical Free Church in London.
He is the author of several books including Momentum: Pursuing God’s Blessings through the Beatitudes; Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the Thief on the Cross; Jonah: Navigating a God-Centered Life; The One Year Unlocking the Bible Devotional; 10 Keys for Unlocking the Bible; The 10 Greatest Struggles of Your Life; as well as others. His preaching ministry is shared around the world through Open the Bible.
Colin and his wife Karen reside in Arlington Heights, Ill., and have two married sons and five granddaughters.
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