Why did Jesus come?
1. He came to fulfill the Law.
(Matthew 5:17-18).
2. He came to essay as well as relieve the lost.
(Luke 19:10; 1 Timothy 1:15).
3. He came to serve.
(Mark 10:45).
4. He came to give His life inwards payment for our sins.
(Matthew 20:28; 1 John 3:5).
5. He came that nosotros mightiness select abundant life.
(John 10:10).
6. He came to give away the Father.
(Matthew 11:27 ; John 14:9).
7. He came to split believers from non-believers.
(Matthew 10:34-36).
8. He came to proclaim truth. (John 18:37).
9. He came to give us a designing of holy living. (1 Peter 2:21).
10. He came to ignite a spiritual fire.
(Luke 12:49).(1)
11. He came to destroy the plant of the devil.
(1 John 3:8; Hebrews 2:14-15).(2)
12. He did non come upwards to judge, merely He came to convey judgment.
(John 3:17; 9:39; 12:47).
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(1) Opinions of Bible Scholars vary on the exact important of dismiss inwards this passage, merely all concur it is a potent disceptation from the One Who genuinely ready the public ablaze amongst His words as well as operate hither on earth. I would depict from all of the proposed meanings to tell that Christ brought the public a dismiss of truth, the Spirit, vantage as well as punishment, burning away the lies, igniting the truth inwards men's hearts.
(2) Scripture explains that spell this has been done inwards the spiritual realm, nosotros even as well as thence volition endure the plant of the devil (sickness, suffering, evil) spell on earth. The amount realization of the devil's defeat volition endure at Christ's Second Coming. See Hebrews 2:5-8.
