God sacrificed His Son because the human race was lost in Adam's fall and could only be redeemed back to God through the blood of Christ.
Les Feldick teaches that God lost the human race when Adam fell, and therefore redemption became necessary. Scripture confirms that God did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all. The price of redemption was God's own blood, and Christ was set forth as a propitiation through faith in His blood.
Romans 8:32 — This verse directly describes God not sparing His Son, the very event the question asks about.
Romans 3:25 — This verse explains that God set forth Christ as a propitiation through faith in His blood, which is why the sacrifice was necessary.
Romans 8:32 states that God "spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all." This verse ties the sacrifice of the Son to God's willingness to freely give us all things. The reason for such a sacrifice is found in Romans 3:23, where Scripture says, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
Les Feldick teaches that God lost the human race when Adam fell, and so He had to put in motion the process of redemption. Redemption is buying mankind back with a price, and the price was God's own blood. Les stresses that God did not have to redeem us — He could have let the human race go or removed it from the earth — but He chose to do it because He loved us. Though God is all-powerful, He allowed Roman soldiers to nail His Son to the cross and did not stop them. Everything Paul teaches in Romans 8 rests on this finished work of the cross.
Les Feldick is clear that God did not have to redeem us. In Clip 2 he says God could have simply let us go or removed the human race from the earth's experience, but He did it because He loved us. In Clip 3, Les explains that when Christ hung on the cross, God could have cleansed the earth of the whole human race, but instead He withdrew into His sovereignty and poured out mercy on the whole human race. So the sacrifice was both a sovereign choice and a loving one.
Les Feldick teaches that God lost the human race when Adam fell, and therefore He had to redeem us. The only thing God can use to purchase mankind's redemption is blood. The price was God's own blood, shed by Christ. Scripture states in Romans 3:25 that God set forth Christ as a propitiation through faith in His blood, and Les says there is only one way to experience redemption — putting your faith in the blood of Christ.
Les Feldick says that everything Paul teaches in Romans 8 rests on the fact that God did not stop the crucifixion but delivered His Son up of His own volition. He also emphasizes the personal nature of this sacrifice: if you had been the only person on earth, Christ would still have gone through the work of the cross. The sacrifice accomplished redemption, propitiation, and reconciliation for every individual who believes.
Can Anything Separate You from God's Love? Romans 8:33-39
(Transcribed by TurboScribe. Go Unlimited to remove this message.) Hello and welcome to Through the Bible with Les Feldick. An Oklahoma rancher and farmer, Les Feldick has been teaching homestyle Bible classes for 20 years in Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas. Les Feldick's unique style of Bible teaching has made the books of the Bible come to life.
God Did Not Spare His Son
Les points to the God who could have destroyed the whole human race, yet let Roman soldiers nail His Son to the cross. The sacrifice was deliberate, not accidental.
A Loving, Not Obligatory, Choice
Les explains that God did not have to redeem us; He could have abandoned or abolished the human race. The sacrifice was motivated by His love.
Sovereign Mercy at the Cross
At the cross, God withdrew into His sovereignty and poured out mercy on the whole human race, showing the sacrifice was an act of sovereign mercy.
The Creator's Love for Mankind
Les says the holy, sinless, righteous Creator could reach down, become flesh, and die on a Roman cross because He loved mankind.
A Personal Sacrifice
Les teaches that Christ's work on the cross was personal — if you were the only person on earth, Christ would still have gone through it.
Redemption by Blood
Les explains that redemption is buying the human race back with a price, and the price was God's own blood. Faith in that blood is required.
Blood as the Only Purchase Price
God lost us at Adam's fall, so He had to redeem us, and blood is the only thing God can use to purchase mankind's redemption.
Romans 8:32: He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Les cites this verse to show that God deliberately handed His Son over to the cross.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
The reason a sacrifice was needed is that everyone has sinned and falls short of God's glory.
Romans 3:24: Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Redemption is found in Christ Jesus, which is exactly the point Les makes about humanity being bought back.
Romans 3:25: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
God set Christ forth as the propitiation through faith in His blood, the central truth Les emphasizes.
Not in the sense of being forced. Les Feldick says God could have let the human race go or removed it from the earth, but because He loved us He chose to redeem us through the sacrificial death of His Son.
God lost the human race when Adam fell, and Les explains that the only thing God can use to purchase mankind's redemption is blood. The price was God's own blood shed through Christ.
Romans 3:25 says God set forth Christ to be a propitiation through faith in His blood. Les teaches that putting your faith in the blood of Christ is the only way to experience redemption.
Watch the Teaching: Can Anything Separate You from God's Love? Romans 8:33-39