Why did Jesus Come to Earth?
In this Christmas season, many of us are working through Christmas sermon series on the birth of Jesus. I am doing the same but it just occurred to me that I'm not entirely sure how to go about using Logos to help research the question, "why did Jesus come to Earth?" I can find the answers I need to more specific questions or topics such as the virgin birth, signs of His coming, etc. but how would you start to research the broader question of "Why?"
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Perhaps a Passage Guide study of Galatians 4:5?
Thanks to FL for including Carta and a Hebrew audio bible in Logos 9!
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The Thompson Chain Reference Bible provides a scripture reference review of the mission of Jesus. A good start...
His Mission, 684
Matthew 5:17; 9:12–13; 10:34; 12:18; 18:11; 20:28; Mark 1:38; 2:17; Luke 4:43; 5:31; 9:56; 12:14, 49; 15:4; 19:10; 20:13; John 3:17; 6:39; 8:15; 9:39; 10:10; 12:27, 47; 18:37; 1 Timothy 1:15; Hebrews 2:14; 1 John 3:5, 8; 4:14
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I typically use my "Got Questions?" resource for questions like this, as a start to my research:
https://www.logos.com/product/6623/got-questions-bible-questions-answered
In it they answer the question "What was Jesus' mission? Why did Jesus come?"
There is also a companion website: https://www.gotquestions.org/
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One idea is searching for articles using => https://ref.ly/logos4/Search?kind=BasicSearch&q=(%5bfield+heading%2clargetext%5d+Jesus%2cYeshua)+BEFORE+33+WORDS+(%5bfield+heading%2clargetext%2csurface%5d+earth%2cmission)&match=nostem&in=raw%3aCollection%7cCollectionName%3dCollectionId%253dcdbc95b2-f626-45b3-b023-0c5dba4bff4f%257cTitle%253dEnglish%252520Library%252520without%252520Bibles
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([field heading,largetext] Jesus,Yeshua) BEFORE 33 WORDS ([field heading,largetext,surface] earth,mission)
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Ephesians 1, John 1, Philippians 2, Hebrews 12, there are many that I haven't even listed here
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Dennis Davis said:
why did Jesus come to Earth?
It's a lot simpler than you might think. Jesus answered this exact question, directly, in John 18:37- "For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth."
Eating a steady diet of government cheese, and living in a van down by the river.
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Dennis Davis said:
...how would you start to research the broader question of "Why?"
Why questions are difficult in part because they are ambiguous. For example, are you asking about the purpose of Jesus' birth, or about Jesus' motivation, or something else? In other words, are you asking about the intended result, or impetus? Why questions are often ambiguous about whether motive or result is in the mind of the questioner.
Second, are you asking about what was in God's, or Jesus' mind, or about how others (e.g., the apostle Paul, or later or current theologians) understand the answer to this question. That is, who's answer are you interested in here? Are you wanting to ponder a question that is perhaps more mystery than revelation, or are you wanting to hear what conclusions others have drawn? (I believe both are valid endeavors, BTW.)
One more way to disambiguate this question is to be more specific. Are you asking about why Jesus needed to become a human being (become incarnate), instead of accomplishing the same thing from heaven?
In other words, I would begin by trying to ask the question in a different and less ambiguous way. I often find it helpful, when doing searches (even on Google) to refine my results by refining my search terms.
(In writing this, I don't intend to disparage any responses that have already been given.)
Help links: WIKI; Logos 6 FAQ. (Phil. 2:14, NIV)
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Also, adding to Rich, I'd assume your listener's unstated questions might impact the direction. Our participants, having come from multiple denominations into an evangelical world, ask some pretty hard questions at holidays. Maybe because friends chat.
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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Dennis Davis said:
In this Christmas season, many of us are working through Christmas sermon series on the birth of Jesus. I am doing the same but it just occurred to me that I'm not entirely sure how to go about using Logos to help research the question, "why did Jesus come to Earth?" I can find the answers I need to more specific questions or topics such as the virgin birth, signs of His coming, etc. but how would you start to research the broader question of "Why?"
"Why?" is a theological question. For starters and for some different info. than what you might find otherwise, I'd search for the doctrine of recapitulation. Look at the early church fathers, especially Irenaeus. It depends on what you have in your library, but books on early Christian doctrine are a good place to start.
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Dennis Davis said:
In this Christmas season, many of us are working through Christmas sermon series on the birth of Jesus. I am doing the same but it just occurred to me that I'm not entirely sure how to go about using Logos to help research the question, "why did Jesus come to Earth?" I can find the answers I need to more specific questions or topics such as the virgin birth, signs of His coming, etc. but how would you start to research the broader question of "Why?"
Interesting you should ask. I just started a series entitled Why Jesus Came, In His Own Words. I knew Jesus said on a number of occasions "I came that..." or "I have come..." so I decided to search for those occasions and then selected four of his statements to form my four pre-Christmas sermons.
Pastor, North Park Baptist Church
Bridgeport, CT USA
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Mark Smith said:
Interesting you should ask. I just started a series entitled Why Jesus Came, In His Own Words. I knew Jesus said on a number of occasions "I came that..." or "I have come..." so I decided to search for those occasions and then selected four of his statements to form by four pre-Christmas sermons.
That's a great idea - I might "borrow it" for next year[:)]
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David P. Moore said:
I typically use my "Got Questions?" resource for questions like this, as a start to my research:
https://www.logos.com/product/6623/got-questions-bible-questions-answered
In it they answer the question "What was Jesus' mission? Why did Jesus come?"
There is also a companion website: https://www.gotquestions.org/
I like to use this as well to get the brain juices starting to flow. Another suggestion would be perhaps the section on Jesus, or Incarnation, in your favorite systematic theology book could also be helpful.
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Graham Criddle said:Mark Smith said:
Interesting you should ask. I just started a series entitled Why Jesus Came, In His Own Words. I knew Jesus said on a number of occasions "I came that..." or "I have come..." so I decided to search for those occasions and then selected four of his statements to form by four pre-Christmas sermons.
That's a great idea - I might "borrow it" for next year
Bible Search in Words of Christ => https://ref.ly/logos4/Search?kind=BibleSearch&q=I+BEFORE+2+WORDS+(came%2ccome)&match=stem&in=raw%3aCollection%7cCollectionName%3dCollectionId%253d3ce3b8b4-ecfa-4048-8346-7ae9af45c1d9%257cTitle%253dBible%252520Compare%252520English%7cResourceType%3dtext.monograph.bible
I BEFORE 2 WORDS (came,come)
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Mark Smith said:Dennis Davis said:
In this Christmas season, many of us are working through Christmas sermon series on the birth of Jesus. I am doing the same but it just occurred to me that I'm not entirely sure how to go about using Logos to help research the question, "why did Jesus come to Earth?" I can find the answers I need to more specific questions or topics such as the virgin birth, signs of His coming, etc. but how would you start to research the broader question of "Why?"
Interesting you should ask. I just started a series entitled Why Jesus Came, In His Own Words. I knew Jesus said on a number of occasions "I came that..." or "I have come..." so I decided to search for those occasions and then selected four of his statements to form my four pre-Christmas sermons.
Off Topic: I did a 10 part sermons series on that a few years back.
Help links: WIKI; Logos 6 FAQ. (Phil. 2:14, NIV)
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9 And being consummated, he became, to all that obey him, the cause of eternal salvation:
The Holy Bible, Translated from the Latin Vulgate (Bellingham, WA 2009) Heb 5:9.
"Good enough?"
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Rich DeRuiter said:
Off Topic: I did a 10 part sermons series on that a few years back.
Ambitious. That would be a bit more complete than what I am doing in 4 messages.
Pastor, North Park Baptist Church
Bridgeport, CT USA
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Absolutely correct, Denise. Coming from various denominations makes it an interesting task to try to break down traditions and erroneous teaching so that the real reasons can be taught (i.e. John 18:37 as Doc B mentioned).
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Mark,
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Mark Smith said:
I knew Jesus said on a number of occasions "I came that..." or "I have come..." so I decided to search for those occasions and then selected four of his statements to form my four pre-Christmas sermons.
GREAT idea Mark.
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Mark Smith said:Rich DeRuiter said:
Off Topic: I did a 10 part sermons series on that a few years back.
Ambitious. That would be a bit more complete than what I am doing in 4 messages.
Spending time with Jesus is always a good thing. [;)]
Help links: WIKI; Logos 6 FAQ. (Phil. 2:14, NIV)
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Jesus came to Earth to die for our sins.
Christianity is founded on the belief that Jesus Christ died for us and rose again on the third day. The Messiah’s death is so fundamental to the Christian faith that the Cross has been adopted as the identifying mark of Christianity.
For thousands of years, the Cross has adorned the steeples of churches as a beacon of hope, silently bearing witness to Jesus’s incredible sacrifice on our behalf.
Our Heavenly Father has provided us abundant opportunities to learn the meaning behind the Cross and what Jesus’s death accomplished for every person.
The Gospel has been radiating the warmth of God’s love, reassuring humanity that He cares for our well-being.
But how many have taken the time to think about why Jesus would die for us? How many have pondered over the incredible concept of a crucified Saviour? How many have sought God to understand who He is and what He did for us?
Following are ten reasons why our Lord Jesus Christ died for us:
1) To save us from the curse of the law.
2) To take the punishment for our sins.
3) To forgive our sins.
4) To reconcile us back to God and make us appear Holy before Him.
5) To become our mediator/intercessor/High Priest.
6) To awaken us from Spiritual Death.
7) To give us eternal life.
8) To defeat Satan.
9) To reveal God’s love for us.
10) To save us from God’s wrath.
Read the detailed article at:
https://www.secretsunlocked.org/bible/jesus/why-did-jesus-christ-die-for-us0 -
Hi Jared, welcome to the forums! This is a pretty old thread. On the Logos forums, we try to avoid giving people answers to theological questions and instead talk about how to find those answers in Logos Bible software.
The software has come a long way since 2017. Today, the best way to answer this question would probably be to use the smart search that is currently in beta to search for "purpose of the incarnation" or to open the Factbook to "Jesus' Incarnation."Using Logos as a pastor, seminary professor, and Tyndale author
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