We\u2019ve seen some of the reasons the apostle John gives us as to why Jesus came early in first John. We\u2019ll look today at 1 John 4:7-21 where John gives us many more reasons why Jesus came.<\/p>\n
In this passage John says that:
* God, who is love, has shown us and given us his love in Jesus.
* Jesus came so that we could become the children of God
* Jesus came so that we could have new life
* Jesus came as the embodiment of God\u2019s love
* Jesus came so that we could live in and through him
* Jesus came to show us that God loves us, and to show us what love is
* Jesus came to live a perfect life, and to be the sacrificial cleansing, the atonement, for our sins
* Jesus came to enable us to love others as an expression of the love we receive from him
*Jesus came so that we could grow to maturity in receiving and expressing his love
* Jesus came to give us his Spirit
* Jesus came to be the Savior of the world
* Jesus came so that we could have confidence on the day of judgement
*Jesus came so that we could be like him in the world
* Jesus came so that this love could eliminate that debilitating fear that cripples our lives<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/BpuEEezftzo” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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