Yeah, so you're an average American «feeling» the presence of a middle - eastern sky god
giving you love and the promise of
eternal life if you blindly belief he «
sacrificed» his son so he could resurrect himself to save his creation from an
eternal damnation he created.
And with the cup, so clear a symbol of his blood in that red wine, he saw, as we did, that his
life, poured forth, would seal a new commitment, would form upon the altar of God's grace a whole new covenant that would replace the ancient, worn - out slaughter of the animals with one complete and final act, the
sacrifice of God's own son to show the world, to show us all the height and depth and majesty, the
eternal glory of God's love, which
gives itself forever, or until we come, at last, and offer up our own
lives in return.