Why Did Jesus Come ?

Why Did Jesus Come ?

Why did Jesus come?
“I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
John 10:10
In order to benefit from a brand new product, we must first know the purpose of that product. If I knocked on your door attempting to sell you a new nutritional Super Water, but you didn’t know what it was for, its purpose, I would be out of a sale. But if I told you this super water would help you reach your ideal weight, make you look and feel great, and cause others to stop and ask you why you are so happy, you would know the purpose of my Super H2o. Well, I drank all the water so I can’t sell you any but you get the idea. We need to know the purpose of a thing to receive its benefits. I hope you wouldn’t water the plants with this super water – it not the purpose of it.
Why did Jesus come to earth? What was His mission and purpose…. to start another religion? to leave us with a code of conduct? No! “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” He came to give us life. His purpose for coming here to earth and dying for you on that cross was so that you could have LIFE!
In the original Greek language the word used here for LIFE is defined as
Life in the absolute sense. Life as God has it. The God Kind of life. Spiritual life. Eternal Life. The union of your spirit with God.
Who need this life? Aren’t we all alive? After all we are breathing, thinking and talking. This leads us to the greatest discovery a person can make. The Truth that can set us free. The central message of the Whole Bible. And the reason for this message.
Yes, we are alive physically and mentally. But look at Genesis 2:17…

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die

Now look at Ephesians 2:1…

And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins

Both sides of the Bible show us our predicament.
Now we are not the cause, but the casualty. And because of this, we can actually be a movie star…. We can play the lead role in “THE WALKING DEAD”! We are the walking dead. Alive physically but separated from God spiritually. This is not a nice picture, but it helps explain our world’s current state of affairs.
Spiritual Death is the gift of our first parents Adam & Eve. Romans 5:12 tells us…

just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned

Hey thanks. This is only the first half of the story though. The good news, The Gospel , is this great discovery -the truth that can set you free has the final say. When you know the purpose of Jesus coming was to get you this LIFE, then you are on the super highway to a new world. He said I am come that you may have Life! Abundant Life. Life where you lack it. In the heart , your spirit. A union of your spirit with The Lord. 1 Corinthians 6 17 says “But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
Look at these Scriptures:
• For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
(John 3:16)
• He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. (John 3:36)
• And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. (I John 5:11,12)
• Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. (Rev.3:20)
• “…..you may be partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4)
Look at that last verse. A Partaker of His divine Nature. Why do we need the Nature of God within us? So we can be like Him. This restores us to Gods original intent before the fall of man. A family. Gods Family. In this new Life, He makes us partakers of His nature so that we can actually be like Him. Not just power to imitate- actually be like Him. You dont become a Christian by acting like one. We are NOT on a performance basis with God. He doesn’t say ” Here are My Standards–shape up or ship out. You got to measure up boy.” You can solve the problem of a sinful nature by improving behavior!
Now you may ask “Okay I see it. I believe it. I can even feel it .But how do I benefit? I know the purpose of Jesus coming. How do I get this new life?
John 1:12 states
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God ..” and again Romans 10 :9
” that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Don’t just think it. Don’t just mentally assent to it. ACT on it. Say it out loud. Make a Decision of quality of which there is no retreat!
“THIS DAY I RECIEVE JESUS AS MY LORD AND SAVIOR. I BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, AND HE IS ALIVE TODAY. JESUS COME INTO MY HEART. I PLEDGE ALLIGANCE TO YOU. I TURN MY BACK ON MY OLD LIFE AND PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEGE YOU AS LORD. THANK YOU FOR COMING INTO MY HEART . THIS DAY I BECOME YOUR CHILD. JESUS IS LORD OF ME. AMEN!!
Romans 6:23 says “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” You have just gotten a new gift from your new parent. Eternal life. Now and forever. The new movie you are in is “Forever Different”. You play the lead role. Here is a Preview:
‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’
(Matt.15: 20 -24)
Go, and be a Star for the Lord.
Written by Jimmy Italiano