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Who Is Jesus? – Why Was Jesus Born? by Stanley T. Crawford
Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of
the living God.” (Matthew 16:16)
And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to
me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never
thirst.” (John 6:35)
For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the
Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be
testified in due time. (I Timothy 2:5 & 6)
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels,
for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that
He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
(Hebrews 2:9)
As we read the Bible, we see several names that are used to
describe Jesus Christ. Each name reflects an important aspect of
Christ’s character. Let us take a look at some of these names.
Jesus is the Lamb of God. Jesus took away the sin of the world
by sacrificing himself (John 1:29, I Timothy 2:5 & 6). He was
perfect and without fault. These qualities allowed Jesus to be
the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Even so, each man and woman
must make the choice to accept God through Christ, or reject
him. It should be remembered, Jesus seldom forces himself on any
man or woman.
Jesus is God with us, or God made man (Matthew 1:23). As a man,
God through Jesus Christ was able to truly experience the
emotions and feeling that men and women feel. In addition, Jesus
overcame the temptation of this world because of his
link/relationship with God. As a result, all men and woman who
accept Christ become sons of God and gain the abilities through
the shed blood of Jesus to make it through the temptations that
they will face.
In conclusion, we can answer the question, “Why was Jesus Christ
born?” Christ was born in order to save men and women from their
sins (I John 3:5, Hebrews 2:16 & 17). He has accomplished this
through the sacrifice of his life for our sins. Any man or woman
has merely to step out on faith and receive God through Jesus
Christ.
Copyright 2003, Stanley T. Crawford. All Rights Reserved.
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