Why Jesus Came — and Why It Matters

 

Over the course of this short series, we’ve let Scripture answer a simple question:

Why did Jesus come to earth?

The answer, when taken straight from the text, is both larger and steadier than many of us were taught.

Jesus came:

• Unto His own — not abstractly, but covenantally

• As a minister of the circumcision — to confirm promises already spoken

• Under the law — not above it

• To be rejected — not by accident, but according to Scripture

• So that grace might reach the nations — by mercy, not entitlement

None of this diminishes personal salvation.
It explains why it is secure.

From Me-Centered to God-Centered

When Jesus’ mission is reduced to “He came to save me,” faith can quietly become fragile. It rests on experience, emotion, or modern explanation.

But when Jesus is seen within the full biblical framework — promise, covenant, fulfillment, rejection, mystery, grace — salvation rests on something far sturdier:

The faithfulness of God.

Grace is no longer a floating concept.
It is anchored to promises kept.

A Gospel with a History

The New Testament does not begin a new story — it finishes an old one.

The gospel preached to the Gentiles flows from:

• Abraham’s promise

• David’s throne

• Israel’s Messiah

• and a rejection foretold by the prophets

That means our place in Christ is not accidental, secondary, or insecure. We are brought near because God first proved Himself true.

“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God.”
— 2 Corinthians 1:20

Why This Perspective Matters Today

Seeing why Jesus came:

• guards us from shallow theology

• keeps grace from becoming entitlement

• preserves God’s character as faithful and unchanging

• and helps us read Scripture as one unified story

Most importantly, it moves our focus:
from what Christ does for me
to who God has shown Himself to be.

And that shift doesn’t weaken faith — it deepens it.

A Final Thought

If this series has done anything, let it simply slow us down.

Slow us down enough to let Scripture speak plainly.
Slow us down enough to see the gospel as something inherited, not invented.
Slow us down enough to worship a God who keeps His word — even when doing so costs Him His Son.

Jesus did come to save sinners.

But He came first to keep a promise.

And because He did, grace has reached even us.