Jesus is called the Lamb of God because He is the ultimate sacrifice for sin, fulfilling God's plan of redemption as foretold in Scripture.
The title 'Lamb of God' highlights Jesus as the ultimate fulfillment of sacrificial lambs in the Old Testament. John the Baptist identified Jesus as this Lamb in John 1:29, signifying that He takes away the sins of the world. This title connects Jesus to the Passover lamb, which was sacrificed to save the Israelites from death. By fulfilling the typological roles of innocence, substitution, and redemption, Jesus embodies the holy and perfect sacrifice required for atonement, making Him the ultimate Lamb provided by God.
Scripture References:
John 1:29, Isaiah 53:7, Exodus 12:5, Exodus 29:42
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