Mission of Jesus Christ (2)

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Jesus Christ came to reveal God, to announce the coming of God’s kingdom and to redeem a fallen humanity through his death on the cross. Though he came first to the Jews, the scope of Christ’s mission includes the whole human race and continues through the Spirit-empowered witness of the church.

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Jesus Christ’s mission originated with God

It was purposed by God

1 Peter 1:18–20 NLT
For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake.
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Ephesians 1:4–5 NLT
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

The Father sent the Son

Galatians 4:4–5 NLT
But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.
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Jesus Christ came in willing obedience to the Father

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Jesus Christ’s mission was motivated by God’s love

John 3:16 NLT
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
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Jesus Christ’s mission was to make God known

He reveals God in his own person

John 1:18 NLT
No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.
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He reveals God through his teaching

John 18:37 NLT
Pilate said, “So you are a king?” Jesus responded, “You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.”
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Jesus Christ’s mission was to announce God’s kingdom

Luke 4:43 NLT
But he replied, “I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent.”
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Jesus Christ’s mission was to redeem humanity

He came to seek and save the lost

Luke 19:10 NLT
For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”
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He came to save from sin

Matthew 1:21 NLT
And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
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He came to break the devil’s power

1 John 3:8 NLT
But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil.
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He came to bring eternal life

John 10:10 NLT
The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
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He came to give access to God

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He came to restore a fallen humanity

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Jesus Christ’s mission was to establish the church

Matthew 16:18 NLT
Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
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The scope of Jesus Christ’s mission

Jesus Christ came first to Israel

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Jesus Christ’s mission extends to all peoples

; ; ; Jesus Christ commends the faith of a Roman centurion; Jesus Christ grants the request of a Canaanite woman; Jesus Christ sends his disciples out into the whole world; Paul’s commission to go to the Gentiles is received directly from Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ’s mission made the cross necessary

Matthew 20:28 NLT
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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Jesus Christ’s mission will be completed at his return

1 John 3:2 NLT
Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
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Jesus Christ’s mission continues through the church

John 20:21–22 NLT
Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
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