Many believe that the sole purpose of the coming of Jesus was to come and die in order to carry upon Himself the sins of mankind. Some say that He could have saved Himself from the agonising death. The fact that He did not come down from the cross means that the crucifixion was the main reason for His coming.
But the Mission of Jesus is higher than this. He came to save man from sin through the Holy Word of Truth He brought from His Father.This Word is the Way, the Truth and Life. Anyone that lives by this Word will be saved from the shackles of sin!The Word saves.Those that abide by It are born anew as they receive Power from the Word to leave the old and begin a transformed life.
The crucifixion stands on its own and it came about because of humanity's ingratitude to the Hand of Love extended from the Highest Heights. The Words "Father forgive them for they know not what they do" already shows that the act being carried out at that time (the killing) was a sin.
May we be endowed with the grace to live strictly in accordance with the Words of Jesus, which He brought to us at such a great price!
