2. The Necessity of Jesus Christ's Coming
The Necessity of Jesus Christ's Coming |
As descendants of the first two people, trespassers of God’s
command, we have inherited a sinful nature. The news of his birth was brought to mankind this way:
”8 And there were in the same
country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by
night. (Luke 2. 8 – 11) Thus, he was confered a second name: Christ. This is a Greek name and means: ”The Envoy (or: The Annointed One) of God”. The Hebrew synonym for the name Christ is ”The Messiah”. Therefore, Jesus Christ means ”The Saviour sent by God”, in other words ”The One who has the mission or the consent of God to save mankind from eternal death”. The apostle Paul exclaims: ”15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners ...” (1 Timothy 1.15) The sinners are not merely a restricted number of people or only a certain category, but all people, we all. ”46 For - the Scripture says - there is no man that sinneth not.” (1. Kings 8.46, 2. Chronicles 6.36) ”8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1.8) ”20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.” (Ecclesiastes 7.20)
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