The Rescue!

Jesus came and died because we had a need. We were spiritually dead. Every man, woman, and child that you see throughout the day are spiritually dead unless they are trusting Jesus to forgive their sins. Every human has lied, been angry, quarreled with someone, been jealous, been selfish, lusted, deceived someone, or been gluttonous. Some of us have committed adultery, murdered, or robbed someone. God calls these actions sin, and so He calls us sinners. He says that no one is holy, not even one of us (Rom. 3:10, 12), and as a result we deserve a spiritual death (Rom. 6:23). God does not do evil. He did not deserve to die. He is more than good. He is perfect. He is wonderfully holy. He hates sin! He says that unless we want His forgiveness and believe that only Jesus Christ can forgive us, we are going to live in hell forever. We will deserve to remain spiritually dead due to our sins. As a result we will deserve to spend eternity in a place of suffering unless we make peace with God. We absolutely need our sins to be forgiven.

Yet in some churches, pastors do not want to tell us that we are sinners or that we are going to spend eternity in hell unless we believe in Jesus. One pastor was quoted in the U.S. News and World Report in March 25, 1991 as saying this,

“My congregation would be stunned to hear a sermon on hell,” says Rev. Mary Fraus, pastor of the Dumbarton United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. Her parishioners, she says are “upper-middle-class, well-educated critical thinkers” who view God as “compassionate and loving, not someone who’s going to put them into eternal damnation.”

So, God Became A Man. God became a man so that He could warn us, die for the punishment we deserve because we have sinned against God, allow our sins to be forgiven, and escape an eternal hell. He was born of a virgin so that He would have a sinless birth and life. This destiny was something that He did not deserve. In His human form He was called Jesus Christ.