Christ’s Death: Was it really a sacrifice?

Why do people say that Christ dying for our sins on the cross was the “ultimate sacrifice”? Why do they say it was a sacrifice at all? If Christ existed from the beginning, if Christ is one with the Father who created all things, then why would Christ consider the death of His human form to be any sort of loss?

Imagine you were to create a far (FAR) inferior being (if it were possible – bear with me). Let’s say you loved the beings that you created – you created them after all (why would you not love your creation?). If you were to choose to become one of them (your created beings), in order to provide a method for them to achieve a personal relationship with you, why would the completion of that plan be considered a sacrifice?

The way it appears to me, God was simply shedding His mortal flesh, and gaining (back) His divine and immortal form. He had accomplished His plan. The plan was born of love, so the idea that sacrifice is needed to rationalize that God loves us is not necessary.

There is use of the term ‘sacrifice’ in relation to Christ’s death in the NKJV:

“And it shall be, In the day of the LORD’s sacrifice, That I will punish the princes and the king’s children, And all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.”
– Zep 1:8

And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.”
– Eph 5:2

He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.”
– Hebrews 9:26

But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,”
– Hebrews 10:12

I wonder whether the use of ‘sacrifice’ in these passages is from a human perspective, as it would seem to be a tremendous sacrifice for a person who did not already have direct experience in the immortal realm to offer to die for the benefit of other beings.

Lord, please guide me here. I need your direction. Am I off-base with this perception? Was Christ’s death truly a sacrifice?

Michael, I’m going to leave this one alone for now. It’s fine for you to consider these things, but I’m not going to validate or provide doctrinal ideas or information for you. That is not your role to communicate on my behalf.

I understand.

I welcome any comments that may help me understand this from a Biblical perspective.