The Purpose of Jesus Birth

                   

Ultimately, the purpose of Jesus Christ was to save us from our sins. Consider the scripture that we discussed earlier.

Matthew 1:21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."

We have to realize that salvation is more than the "I'm going to go to heaven when I die" mentality in order to understand the full context of this purpose. We were originally created in the image of God but sin separated us from God. Consider the following scripture.

Romans 5:19  For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

So by the obedient act of Jesus Christ suffering and dying on the cross, many can be made righteous (in right standing with God, i.e., justified). Jesus provided a way for us to be reconciled to God.