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Jesus was born to die to save all of us
To the editor:
Why did Jesus have to be born to die?
Because God knew before he created anything what man would do and he had a plan to redeem himself a people (Matthew 25:34; 1 Peter 1:20; Revelation 13:8). Because of man's sins there had to be atonement made to appease the wrath of God. Those redeemed had to be made holy.
The sacrificial system of the Old Testament and the laws put in place to redeem one from bondage give insight to why Jesus had come.
The sacrifice made for sin had to be without blemish or spot (Leviticus 1:10). Blood had to be shed for the atonement made (Leviticus 17:11). Sacrifice made for atonement was on a recurring basis for the people and the whole congregation of the nation of Israel. To redeem another from bondage it was required that the redeemer be kin to, be able to, and be willing to redeem the other for redemption to take place (Leviticus 25:48-52).
The blood of bulls and goats were not enough to take away sin (Hebrews 10:4). Blood must be shed to appease the wrath of God, for without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin (Hebrews 9:22; Leviticus 17:11).
Jesus was born of woman (Matthew 1:21) to become kin to man. He came to fulfill the whole law, to do the will of the father and not his own (John 4:34, 5:30; Matthew 26:39, 42), and to be obedient to the father unto the death of the cross (Phillippians 2:18). He gave his life freely (John 10:18) and he offered himself without spot or blemish (Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19) to the father as a sacrifice to take upon himself the sins of his people to reconcile them to the father (Hebrews 9:26). As that perfect sacrifice, he made atonement for his people by the shedding of his blood to satisfy the justice and the wrath of God.
Jesus, born to die to save a people unto himself.
Jim Batt
Mexico