Pandit - 2208: The Supreme Transaction | Come Search with Me (DVD)

In this final lecture from the Come Search With Me series with Doctor Pandit, we explore the core of the Christian message, which Doctor Pandit refers to as “The Transaction.” What is this important transaction and how has it impacted all Christians and our salvation? 

In life we have rules, rewards, and retribution. The only thing that breaks up this trio is mercy. Mercy changes everything, and Jesus’ mercy on our lives has turned everything upside down. Doctor Pandit proposes that mercy is borne out of Christ’s love for us. Love has many definitions and meanings, especially in the Bible. Out of all the different types of love outlined in scripture, Agape love is the only love that never diminishes. People may fall in and out of love for people and of things all the time. Agape love never has a reason to abandon us because this unique love never needed a reason to exist in the first place. The Lord’s extensive and expansive love for us is incomprehensible and everlasting. This love is the only reason we were shown mercy when we did not deserve it. 

Jesus endured torture, nails, blood, and the cross. However, just these things alone did now guarantee our salvation. So which aspects of His death paid for our sins? Consider how Jesus’ death was different than every other martyr’s death on earth. Jesus was willing to die, and He wanted to take our place. We tortured Jesus, we rejected him, and we continue to deny him time and time again even to this day. But He still loves us, and bears our sins for us. His Agape love is endless and boundless. In every other religion we are supposed to bring sacrifices to their gods of incense, animals, and fruit. In Christianity the sacrificial system is different: God made a sacrifice for us, He gave His one and only son to die for us. This ultimate sacrifice shows perfect Agape love. So let us make our own decision and consider the transaction. Is it worth it? Let us think carefully and prayerfully and choose Him. 

54 minutes