The Cost of Forgiveness: Why the Shedding of Blood Was Necessary

Welcome to Good Friday Series. I'm so glad you've joined us today. We're opening a powerful five-part series that takes us to the very heart of the cross — and we're starting with a question that many find uncomfortable, even offensive: Why blood? Why was the shedding of blood necessary for the forgiveness of sins? Couldn't an all-powerful God simply declare us forgiven and move on? It's a fair question, and today we're going to answer it honestly — tracing the thread from the Garden of Eden through the Old Testament sacrificial system to the moment Jesus declared, "It is finished." The cross wasn't an overreaction. It was the only remedy sufficient for the disease of sin. Forgiveness is free to us — but it was astronomically expensive for Him. Let's discover why together.