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Why did Jesus (God) come to this earth? That He might Redeem mankind. What exactly does Redeem mean? Oxford Dictionary: Redeem

1.    compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something).

Jesus compensated for our faults our bad aspects by coming here and dying for us as we were unable to provide the necessary payment. He came to this earth, the Creator, came to this earth and died for His Creation that He created for His Fellowship. We are the created who walked away from Him, all the time we do it. Yet He came to fulfill what had to be done that we might have a suitable price.

2.    gain or regain possession of (something) in exchange for payment.

The second definition, to gain or REGAIN possession of (something) in exchange for payment.

Are you seeing this? 2 different definitions of redeem and He provided the full definition for us!

How do we not live for Him after all He has done?

We walked away from Him, we had to be redeemed, repurchased and the only suitable payment was Him. The Creator had to die as He was the only one capable of redeeming the lost and sinful creation.

Ok so now that we know this, now we are going to accept the gift and live for Him fully and forever right?

No, now we are going to reject Him again!

The worst part? He came to die, knowing He would be rejected time and time and time again. Betrayed, Beaten and bruised and not only at the cross.

Yet the Love that drew Salvation’s plan, the mighty gulf He didst span, He did that for us knowing what was going to happen.

Even today we cheapen that sacrifice, that payment made for our sins, by living however we want instead of being pure and Holy as the Savior, the Sacrifice is.

We have so much to learn.

Behold the Lamb of God!

I found this very interesting this morning as I started the Gospel of John.

John the Baptist was asked by the Pharisees if He was that Prophet, or The Messiah.

Joh 1:20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

Joh 1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

Joh 1:22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

Joh 1:23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

Notice he says no I am not, after they sent people to question him.

Yet the very next day at the river Jordan, the Messiah shows up and what is said?

Joh 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Joh 1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

Joh 1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

Joh 1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

Joh 1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

Joh 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

John the Baptist tells the multitudes and the messengers and all who would listen that this man, Jesus is the Lamb of God. This man Jesus is the One he spoke of just the day before.

John the Baptist, the Testifier, the Witness does his job and tells everyone who the Messiah is.

When Jesus comes, after that ringing endorsement from John whom they approached and asked him who he was, they never asked Christ if He was that Prophet, or the Messiah, or Esaias.

They were told who He was, and they did not listen, they did not look, they did not want to know. Why? Because He came as a man, in our image, in our way. Not in what they considered to be the way a God would come.

Jesus was announced to the World, and the World?

The world did not care.

What is Love

Joh 15:13  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

A man that will lay down his life for his friends loves truly.

Yet Jesus Himself came to this earth and died for people who rejected Him. He died at the request of The Father who turned His back on Him because of our sin.

He was rejected, betrayed and beaten by those who hated Him, the very ones He was dying for. He died for all even though the vast majority refuse to accept His costly  (to Him) Gift. He offered you blood payment for your sin, while He Himself had never sinned.

Imagine that the only Innocent man in the whole of Creation died for the guiltiest of all. That is love.