According to Jesus Himself, He came:
- to fulfill the law and prophets (Matt 5:17),
- to reveal the Father (Matt 11:27),
- to serve as a ransom for many (Matt 20:28),
- to preach (Mark 1:38),
- to call sinners to repentance (Mark 2:17),
- to proclaim freedom for captives, give sight to the blind, and proclaim the
year of God’s favor (Luke 4:18-19),
- to preach the good news of the kingdom of God (Luke 4:43),
- to save the world (John 3:17; Luke 19:10),
- to give life (John 10:10, 28),
- to do the will of the Father (John 6:38),
- to bring judgment (John 9:39),
- to share the words of the Father (John 17:8),
- to testify to the truth (John 18:37).
Various New Testament authors confirm all of these, and
additionally say that Jesus came
- to destroy Satan’s power and works (Heb 2:14; 1 John 3:8),
- to take away sin (1 John 3:5),
- to taste death for everyone (Heb 2:9),
- and to become a high priest (Heb 2:17).
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