Jesus Came and was Born
JESUS CAME AND WAS BORN
Text: John 18:37
Theme: Several reasons Jesus came to earth and was born
When Jesus stood before Pilate and declared, “To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world,” He pulled back the curtain on the true meaning of His birth. The incarnation was no vague expression of holiday goodwill, no sentimental story of a child wrapped in swaddling clothes. It was the deliberate entrance of the eternal Son of God into human history for specific, divine purposes. Scripture gives 12 or more reasons Christ came into the world, and none of them have to do with bringing earthly peace at His first coming. Instead, they reveal a mission rooted in truth, obedience, righteousness, and holy division.
First, Jesus came to bear witness to the truth. In a world deceived by Satan, darkened by sin, and confused by religious error, Christ arrived as the embodiment of truth (John 14:6). He came to make truth known, to declare the Father, to expose lies, and to liberate sinners through the truth that makes men free (John 8:32). His Word sanctifies, confronts, pierces, and transforms (John 17:17). The baby in the manger was heaven’s answer to the world’s deception.
Second, Jesus came to do the will of His Father (John 6:38-40). His birth, life, ministry, and death were not driven by personal ambition or human agenda. From His first breath in Bethlehem to His last cry on Calvary, Jesus lived in complete submission to His Father’s plan. Even in Gethsemane, He prayed, “Not my will, but thine, be done.” His obedience sets the pattern for every believer: our plans, desires, and dreams must yield to God’s will, just as Paul declared, “If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that” (1 Corinthians 4:19). Christ came to model, and fulfill, perfect obedience.
Third, Jesus came to fulfill the law (Matthew 5:17). The law demanded perfection, and Christ perfectly satisfied every command, ordinance, and requirement.
Jesus came into the world with a purpose. He entered this world to reveal truth, accomplish the Father’s will, and fulfill the law. Had Had He failed in even one point of the law, He would have been guilty of all (Galatians 3:10; James 2:10). Yet from His sinless birth to His voluntary death, He fulfilled the law’s demands so completely that believers can now walk in the righteousness of the law through the Spirit (Romans 8:4). The manger led to the cross; at the cross He became a curse, and the curse became our redemption.
Text: John 18:37
Theme: Several reasons Jesus came to earth and was born
When Jesus stood before Pilate and declared, “To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world,” He pulled back the curtain on the true meaning of His birth. The incarnation was no vague expression of holiday goodwill, no sentimental story of a child wrapped in swaddling clothes. It was the deliberate entrance of the eternal Son of God into human history for specific, divine purposes. Scripture gives 12 or more reasons Christ came into the world, and none of them have to do with bringing earthly peace at His first coming. Instead, they reveal a mission rooted in truth, obedience, righteousness, and holy division.
First, Jesus came to bear witness to the truth. In a world deceived by Satan, darkened by sin, and confused by religious error, Christ arrived as the embodiment of truth (John 14:6). He came to make truth known, to declare the Father, to expose lies, and to liberate sinners through the truth that makes men free (John 8:32). His Word sanctifies, confronts, pierces, and transforms (John 17:17). The baby in the manger was heaven’s answer to the world’s deception.
Second, Jesus came to do the will of His Father (John 6:38-40). His birth, life, ministry, and death were not driven by personal ambition or human agenda. From His first breath in Bethlehem to His last cry on Calvary, Jesus lived in complete submission to His Father’s plan. Even in Gethsemane, He prayed, “Not my will, but thine, be done.” His obedience sets the pattern for every believer: our plans, desires, and dreams must yield to God’s will, just as Paul declared, “If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that” (1 Corinthians 4:19). Christ came to model, and fulfill, perfect obedience.
Third, Jesus came to fulfill the law (Matthew 5:17). The law demanded perfection, and Christ perfectly satisfied every command, ordinance, and requirement.
Jesus came into the world with a purpose. He entered this world to reveal truth, accomplish the Father’s will, and fulfill the law. Had Had He failed in even one point of the law, He would have been guilty of all (Galatians 3:10; James 2:10). Yet from His sinless birth to His voluntary death, He fulfilled the law’s demands so completely that believers can now walk in the righteousness of the law through the Spirit (Romans 8:4). The manger led to the cross; at the cross He became a curse, and the curse became our redemption.
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