To hear Armstrongites and Jehovah's Witnesses tell it, Jesus came to this earth the first time with a message about a future Kingdom of God on this earth. Does that view, however, square with Scripture? Judge for yourself:
This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:18-21, NLT
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The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!"
John 1:29, NLT
God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
John 3:17, NLT
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This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”
I Timothy 1:15, NLT
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I don't know about you, but it sure sounds to me like Scripture is clear that Jesus came to save us from our sins. What do you think?
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