“And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” (Eph. 5:2) 

Sacrificial love

The dictionary says: Sacrificial is used to describe things that involve a sacrifice —something important or precious that is given up for the sake of gaining something or allowing something to happen that is considered more important.

This is what Christ did for us

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13)

“So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” (Heb. 9:25)

Therefore

“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (Rom. 8:32)