What distinct purpose did Christ have in giving Himself for the church?

Answer

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it; that He might
sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word." Eph. 5: 25, 26.
 


16. How did Christ reprove those who, though familiar with the letter of the Scriptures, failed to understand them?
How is faith brought to perfection?
9. In what words to Peter did Jesus indicate the kind of service a converted person should render to his brethren?
How was the little horn to treat God's people?
12. What universal boycott is to be employed, in an attempt to compel all to receive the mark of the beast?
2. What did God tell Adam and Eve would he the result if they transgressed, and partook of the forbidden fruit?
Where was the law of God written under the old covenant?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle