Why Did Jesus Come?

May 8, 2012 "I am come that you might have life and have it more abundantly!" (John 10:10) Have you ever thought about why Jesus, the Son of God would leave the glories and wonders of heaven to come to earth to live as a human and be rejected by friends and family and persecuted and killed by His own people the Jews. There are many scriptures answering that question, “Why?” My findings are certainly not complete but I thought I would give the scriptures I have found so far that tell us as to Why He came to earth. 1) One of the reasons the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil has done. (I John 3:8b). Some of the devil’s work was to bring sin into God’s perfect world by Adam and Eve’s falling into his temptation, and consequently bringing sin into every human heart through all generations. Satan continues to “work” to try to steal, kill and destroy mankind, God’s handiwork (John 10:10a). The thief (the devil, Satan) has come to steal all Jesus came to give us – our abundant life with its joy, peace, love, provision, etc., he tries to do it by deceiving us (Rev.12:9). Satan works to deceive us by coming as “an angel of light” (II Cor.11:14). One of Satan’s works is to bring fear (I Peter 5:8). 2)Jesus came to do the Father’s work to reconcile fallen man to Holy God. By virtue of Adam’s sin we all are born estranged from the Father, but Who had a “plan” to fix the chasm that had been created by our sin. Jesus’ death did the “work” which brought us, by our faith, back into fellowship with the Holy Father (John 5:17, 35-40). 3)Jesus came to “make all things work together for the good of those who are in Christ Jesus and fitting into His purposes” (Romans 8:28). He came to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and a place and portion among those who are consecrated and purified by faith in Him (Acts 26: 18). 4)Jesus did not come to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved (John 17). Jesus was born to die for our sins (I Timothy 1:15) and this would satisfy the Father (I John 4:10; John 3:16). He came to triumph over sin (John 12:31, 32; Acts 26:18), then to vanquish death by rising from the grave and ascending to glory (Acts 2:24). Therefore, He delivered us from the fear of death (Heb.2:14, 15). 5)Jesus came to adopt us into His family (Galatians 4:5); and to lavish all His good things on us (Ephesians 1 & 3; Romans 8:28; Ephesians 3:20; Jeremy 29:11; John 10:10. 6)Jesus came to show us the Father (John 14:6). To look at Jesus with all His attributes was to look at the Father – “like Father, like Son.” 7)The Lord came as man so we could understand Him (I John 5:20). Finite man cannot comprehend the sovereign God and His ways, so Jesus and His love helped us to understand this Almighty God. 8)Jesus was born to be king (John 18:37). Thank You, King Jesus, for coming! To believers He now reigns as King of our hearts, but one day He will reign in His new earthly kingdom where we will reign with Him forever. These are reasons why Jesus came. Aren’t you glad He did?