#491: Why Jesus Came to Earth, Part 1

This is where my views get kind of radical, because I’m not convinced the entire reason Jesus came to earth was to die on the cross for our sins. Yes, that was one of the reasons, the one we will begin with, but I believe there are more.

Here’s the part I agree with you on. Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, to be our sacrificial lamb, and to be atonement for our sins.

Here’s the parts we likely will disagree on. I don’t believe the Jesus “nailed the commandments to the cross, nor do I believe He gave us grace to sin throughout or lives. I’ve even read one commentor on social media who claimed there was “no more sin” because the death of Jesus took care of all of our sins; past, present, and future.

A pastor I sometimes follow gave a very good analogy. One night he was heading home from work and as usual, he was listening to Christian radio in the car while he was driving. On this particular night, the topic was very interesting and he was listening intently and pondering what they were saying. The next thing he knew, the were red and blue flashing lights behind him.

He instinctively looked at his speedometer and yes, he was way over the speed limit. He had been so engrossed in the radio that he wasn’t paying attention to his speed.

He was very cooperative with the state trooper, confessed that he wasn’t paying attention to his driving because he was listening to Christian talk radio, and complied with everything the trooper asked.

After checking him through the computer, the trooper returned to the car, and thanking him for his honesty and cooperation, let him know that he was only going to get a warning this time.

The pastor continued by saying that he had sinned by breaking the law. He had been caught in his sin by a state trooper, forgiven for his sin, which now put him under grace.

Did that now give him the right to speed the rest of the way home? Certainly not. The law was still the law, and even though the trooper forgave him, he was still required to follow the law the rest of the way home.

So it’s my opinion that yes, we have sinned, that yes, Jesus forgave of us our sins, but no, it didn’t abolish the law, nor did it abolish the requirement to follow the law.

We know from John 1:1-5 that Jesus was with God in the beginning, and that as a part of the Trinity, Jesus IS God. Not only did Jesus participate in creation “Let US make man in OUR image…”, he participated in establishing the law. And according to what God told Malachi, “I, the Lord, do not change”. So how is it that if Jesus doesn’t change, he would eliminate the law, in essence saying, “I made a mistake…forget the law I previously gave you.”

And if your argument is that “those laws were for the Jews only”, well, Jesus was a Jew, and as “Christ”-ians, we follow Christ. So regardless of heritage or religion, we better be “spiritual Jews”.

As far as the “New Covenant”; it’s the same as the old, but instead of being written on stone, through Jesus, they are written in our hearts and minds.

So yes, we agree that Jesus came to earth to be our sacrificial lamb, but that didn’t include giving us a “Get out of Jail free” card.

I see arguments about this all the time on social media, and I wish people studied their Bibles more to learn the truth about God’s love, than they do looking for loopholes in the law that appear to allow them to live the life they want rather than the life God wants us to live.

Love and blessings.