 The father, he continued, knew his son would step into eternity with Jesus, and he could not bear the thought of his son's friend stepping into eternity without Jesus. Therefore, he sacrificed his son to save the son's friend. How great is the love of God! But he should do the same for us. I urge each of you to accept his offer to rescue you and take hold of the lifeline that he's throwing to you. With that, the old man sat down, and the pastor delivered a brief sermon with an invitation, but no one responded to the appeal.