Purpose

1 Cor 15:45 “Thus it is written, ‘The first man Adam became a living being’; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.”

Gal 4:4-7 “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’ So you are no longer a slave, but a son, & if a son, then an heir through God.”

Rev 1:4-5 “Grace to you & peace from Him who is & who was & who is to come, & from the seven spirits who are before His throne, & from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, & the ruler of kings on earth.”

Gal 5:1 “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”

Isa 1:4 “Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged.”

Isa 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.”

Deut 18:15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to Him you shall listen.

“What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And He answered, “No.” So they said to Him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said” (John 1:21-23).

Matt 1:21 “She will bear a son, & you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

Mark 1:15 “The time is fulfilled, & the kingdom of God is at hand; repent & believe in the gospel.”

Col 1:14 “In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

Heb 9:11-14 “But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater & more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) He entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats & calves but by means of His own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats & bulls & with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.”

Rom 8:34 “Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised— who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.”

2 Sam 8:15 “So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice & equity to all his people.”

Matt 22:41-46 “Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to Him, “The son of David.” He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls Him Lord, saying, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit at My right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet’? If then David calls him Lord, how is He his son?” And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask Him any more questions.”

Rev 19:16 “On His robe & on His thigh He has a name written, King of kings & Lord of lords.”