Answers to questions Native North Americans are asking.
Question: I was reading in 1 John 4:9–10 about Jesus' sacrifice for our sins. I don't understand what sacrifice Jesus made for our sins, and why He had to do it.
Answer:
The context of 1 John 4:7–21 seems to be the love of God that was displayed or evidence for us sinners who are saved through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. Jesus lived a sinless life and therefore was the Perfect Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the whole world (John 1:29). First John 4:9–9 says, "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through...
