The Message of God is love, that's pretty much the gist of the whole thing. Jesus was the Message made flesh. The greatest show of love one man can perform for another is to give his life.* Now imagine giving your life for every single man, woman, and child on earth. Yeah, exactly.
*By Christian teaching, and rather logically if I do say so myself.
*By Christian teaching, and rather logically if I do say so myself.