Wednesday, October 3, 2012

The Mission Statement of Jesus

What Many Consider To Be The Mission Statement Of Jesus From Luke 4:18-19


18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the 

poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the 


blind, to release the oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." (GRACE)



Many would interpret this passage LITERALLY, but perhaps there is more...

What Other's Might Consider To Be The Mission of Jesus From John 1:29


29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who   

takes away the sin of the world! (TRUTH)
How Do We Reconcile The Two? Notice The Use And Tension of GRACE and TRUTH, according to the Apostle John.

14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the 


glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth... 17 For the law 

was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:14 and 17

To emphasize one over and against the other is to misrepresent Who God Is and What God is About...


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