JESUS CHRIST’S BIRTH WAS PURPOSEFUL

The birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s Son, into this world was very purposeful. God who is all knowing and timeless had planned for the redemption of sinful mankind even before the world began. Accordingly, at the right time, God sent His Son as the Savior. 

JESUS CAME IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH SIN:

Hebrews 9:28 says, “…..will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.” This implies that when Jesus came the first time, it was with reference to sin or to deal with sin.  

JESUS CAME TO DO GOD’S WILL:

God the Father had planned for man’s salvation through the death of His Son, as the sinner’s substitute. In obedience, Jesus became a man to accomplish this salvation. He fulfilled a Messianic prophecy about the incarnate Christ doing His Father’s will. “Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, “Sacrifice and offering You have not desired, but a body You have prepared for Me: in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure. “Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (In the scroll of the book it is written of Me) to do Your will, O God.’” (Hebrews 10:5-7)

JESUS CAME TO REVEAL GOD’S GLORY:

God is spirit and no one has seen Him. But Christ in coming as a man has revealed God and manifested His glory. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.” (John 1:14, 18)

JESUS CAME AS THE TRUTH:

Jesus is the Truth. Pilate was confused about what is truth. Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” (John 18:37) 

JESUS CAME AS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD:

Jesus being God is light and He came as the light to the world darkened by sin.

“I have come as light into the world……..” (John 12:46)

“Then Jesus again spoke to them saying, “I am the light of the world…” (John 8:12)

JESUS CAME TO CALL SINNERS TO REPENTANCE:

When he was criticized for accepting and reaching out to the sinners, Jesus said, “I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” (Luke 5:32)

JESUS CAME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE SINNERS:

Jesus came to seek after and to save sinners, by giving His life as payment for their sin. 

“The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10)

He did not come to destroy. (Luke 9:56).

“….but to serve and to give His life a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28).

“…..Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners….” (I Timothy 1:15).

“We have seen and testify that God the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.” (I John 4:14)

JESUS CAME AS THE PROPITIATION:

God sent Jesus by His own loving initiative. Jesus’ death was God’s provision for the removal of His wrath from man. “In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” (I John 4:10) 

JESUS MADE THE DEVIL POWERLESS AND DESTROYED HIS WORKS:

By becoming a man Jesus partook of death. He made the devil powerless and destroyed his works. So, believers are freed from the fear of death and from the power of sin.

“…..that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.” (Hebrew 2:14, 15)

“The one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.” (I John 3:8)

JESUS CAME TO GIVE ABUNDANT LIFE:

Jesus came to provide repentant believing sinners, a life that is abundant or qualitative.   

“…..God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.” (I John 4:9)

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they might have life, and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10)

APPLICATION:

Enjoy forgiveness of sin and the gift of abundant life offered by Christ who has come. 

Experience freedom from sin as Jesus has made the devil powerless by His death.