[Diamond]

Could you find some other Apostle who calls it a sacrifice? Did Jesus ever say he was sacrificing Himself because the Father demanded it?

"Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world."
John the Baptist

What do you think the Lamb of God IS, if not a sacrifice?

I haven't read this whole thread, but has anybody quoted Hebrews yet? Or how about Revelation:

 11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders.
12 In a loud voice they sang:
   "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
   to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
   and honor and glory and praise!"

I think one would have to throw out huge sections of the Bible if the Lord Jesus Christ's death were not a sacrifice.

Cordially,

[kosta50]

Christ offered Hismelf as a Lamb of God as ransom. He was not sacrificed by anyone.

[annalex]

What do you think the Lamb of God IS, if not a sacrifice?

Of course, Diamond. I think it was clarified later. The objection is to the Father demanding the sacrifice, not to the fact that that is what it is.