Before Jesus Christ came, His people lived under the Law He had given through Moses that served to guide, protect, discipline and bless them. As part of the Law, a series of mandatory blood sacrifices were required to atone for sin, which would one day be fulfilled by the death of Jesus Christ to atone for sin once and for all. However, there were also three optional sacrifices people could give at any time if they wanted to. One of those was the offering of thanksgiving. No where in the Bible does God ever require a sacrifice for thanksgiving, although He does ask for it, and there are no punishments…