WHY JESUS CAME TO EARTH

为什么耶稣到这世上来

There are two main reasons why Jesus left heaven to come to earth. It is important we know these reasons.

耶稣为什么离开天堂到世上来有两个主要的原因 . 我们得知道这些原因因为这很重要 .

Save Sinful Man

 One reason was to give mankind a chance to have their sins forgiven. Why does mankind need a Savior? The reason man needs a Savior is because of sin. The Bible clearly says, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Every person who can tell right from wrong commits sin. The apostle John also tells us this fact (1 John 1:6-10). What is sin? Sin is “missing the mark” (Romans 3:23). It is “lawlessness” (1 John 3:4). John added, “all unrighteousness is sin” (1 John 5:17). Also, “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). Sin causes us to go away from God (Isaiah 59:1,2), and Christ came to the earth to bring us back to God (2 Corinthians 5:20,21; Ephesians 2:16).

拯救罪人

第一种原因是要给人类机会洗去他们的罪 . 人类为什么需要一位救主呢﹖人类需要一位救主是因为人犯了罪 . 圣经很清楚地说、『因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了 神的荣耀』 ( 罗 3:23). 每一位能分辨善恶的人都会犯罪 . 使徒约翰也告诉我们这个事实 ( 约一 1:6-10). 罪是什么 ? 罪是『偏离标准』 ( 罗 3:23). 就是『违背 神的律法』 ( 约一 3:4). 约翰并说、『凡不义的事都是罪』 ( 约一 5:17). 还有、『罪的工价乃是死』 ( 罗 6:23). 罪使我们离开 神 ( 赛 59:1, 2), 而耶稣到世上来便是使我们与 神和好 ( 林后 5:20,21; 弗 2:16).

The Origin Of Sin

We have shown one of the reasons Jesus came to the earth was because of sin. From where did sin come? The answer is given to us in the first book of the Bible. After God created Adam and Eve, he put them in the garden of Eden, giving them everything they needed. He also gave them commands they were to follow. “Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die” (Genesis 2:15-17).

罪的来源

我们已经解释耶稣来世间的原因之一便是由于罪 . 罪是从那里来 ? 圣经头一卷书就已回答这个问题 . 神造亚当夏娃之后、就把他们放在伊甸园、也给他们所需用的 . 祂也给他们要遵守的一些命令 . 『耶和华 神将那人安置在伊甸园，使他修理，看守 . 耶和华 神吩咐他说、 园中各样树上的果子，你可以随意吃，只是分别善恶树上的果子，你不可吃，因为你吃的日子必定死』 ( 创 2:15-17).

God clearly told them what to do. They were not to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The third chapter of Genesis tells us what happened. “Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die. Then the serpent said to the woman, You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate” (Genesis 3:1-6).

神很清楚地告诉他们该要怎么作 . 他们不可以吃分别善恶树上的果子 . 在创世纪第三章中则告诉我们发生了什么事 . 『耶和华 神所造的，惟有蛇比田野一切的活物更狡猾. 蛇对女人说、神岂是真说不许你们吃园中所有树上的果子吗 . 女人对蛇说：园中树上的果子，我们可以吃，惟有园当中那棵树上的果子， 神曾说：你们不可吃，也不可摸，免得你们死 . 蛇对女人说：你们不一定死 . 因为 神知道，你们吃的日子眼睛就明亮了，你们便如 神能知道善恶 . 于是女人见那棵树的果子好作食物，也悦人的眼目，且是可喜爱的，能使人有智能，就摘下果子来吃了，又给她丈夫，她丈夫也吃了』 ( 创 3:1-6).

Because of the sin of Adam and Eve, sin entered into the world (Romans 5:12). God already had the plan to send Christ to the earth to save man from his sin. “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS: for he will save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). “for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). “For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.... But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:6,8). “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief” (1 Timothy 1:15).

因为亚当夏娃的罪、罪就进入这世界 ( 罗 5:12). 神已经有计划派遣基督到世上来为了将人由罪中拯救出来 . 『她将要生一个儿子，你要给他起名叫耶稣，因他要将自己的百姓从罪恶救出来』 ( 太 1:21). 『人子来，为要拯救失丧的人』 ( 路 19:10). 『因我们还软弱的时候，基督就按所定的日期为罪人死 . 惟有基督在我们还作罪人的时候为我们死，神的爱就在此向我们显明了』 ( 罗 5:6,8). 『基督耶稣降世，为要拯 救罪人 . 这话是可信的，是十分可佩服的 . 在罪人中我是个罪魁』 ( 提前 1:15).

Purchase His Church

The other reason Jesus came to earth was to purchase His church. The following passages show the church was planned before God created the world. “Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood” (Acts 20:28). “knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you” (1 Peter 1:18-20). “to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Ephesians 3:10,11). “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:18,19). “For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:11).

买下祂的教会

耶稣来世间的另外一个原因就是要买祂的教会 . 下面的经节告诉我们 神在创世以前已经计划有教会了『圣灵立你们作全群的监督，你们就当为自己谨慎，也为全群谨慎，牧养

神的教会，就是他用自己血所买来的』 ( 徒 20:28). 『知道你们得赎，脱去你们祖宗所传流虚妄的行为，不是凭着能坏的金银等物，乃是凭着基督的宝血，如同无瑕疵、无玷污的羔羊之血 . 基督在创世以前是豫先被 神知道的、却在这末世纔为你们显现』 ( 彼前 1:18-20). 『为要借着教会，使天上执政的﹑掌权的，现在得知 神百般的智能 . 这是照 神从万世以前在我们

主基督耶稣里所定的旨意』 ( 弗 3:10,11). 『我还告诉你，你是彼 得，我要把我的教会建造在这盘石上；阴间的权柄，不能胜过他 . 我要把天国的钥匙给你，凡你在地上所捆绑的，在天上也要捆绑；凡你在地上所释放的，在天上也要释放』 ( 太 16:18,19). 『因为那已经立好的根基就是耶稣基督，此外没有人能立别的根基』 ( 林前 3:11).

It was never in God's plan to have hundreds and thousands of denominations. The plan was always to have just one church and that all believers were to be part of that one church. The Bible teaches unity, not division (John 17:20-22; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; Ephesians 4:3-6; 1:22,23). Christ is the only head of the one church He promised to build. It is in His church that we are able to be saved from our sins (Ephesians 5:23).

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