THE SENT ONE

The Gospel of Jesus Christ begins with His deployment by the Father. The mission: rescue mankind ...

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. (John 3:16-17)

These oft-quoted verses confirm the pre-existence of Christ. Before He became a man and walked upon the earth, Jesus was the Second Person of the Trinity and the Creator of the universe ...

In the beginning was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. (John 1:1-3)

At an appointed hour, Jesus became 'The Sent One' ...  

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons and daughters. (Galatians 4:4-5)

Scripture details four of Christ's duties ... 

1. He was sent to reveal God's character: 

But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)

2. He was sent to crush Satan's agenda: 

For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8)

3. He was sent to do away with Sin: 

He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness. (1 Peter 2:24)

4. He was sent to show us how to live: 

He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. (1 John 2:6)

God sent His Son into the world, and the saved are eternally grateful. At the end of His ministry, Jesus was able to tell His Father, 'I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do'. (John 17:4) 

Mission accomplished.