Reasons for Jesus

Reasons for Jesus


This story is presented as an explanation of why God decided to send his son to earth.  I am not disputing anything the Bible or anyone else has said.  What I am presenting is what God told me, to help me understand, why He did what he did and why it was necessary.  Please take this as an allegory or explanation that God gave to me to help me understand.  If it helps you, then that is good, if it does not, then maybe, in some small way, it will provide some insight into how and why Jesus was here.

The question for me began as I was trying to understand Jesus and his life.  I kept coming back the question of why it was necessary for God to send his son.  After all, he is God.  He can do anything. Why send his son to suffer and die like he did.  If God wanted Man to change or if He wanted some lesson to be learned it does not seem necessary to send his son to die.  He could just change it.  He could just wave his hand and everything would be all right.  He could put it into everyone's mind what needed to be done or what truth needed to be made.  It did not make sense to me.  Of course, it doesn't have to make sense to me.  I am not privy to God's plans and thoughts.  His way is far above what I can understand.

But God gave me this explanation, anyway.  I do not know why but it made me believe in his infinite wisdom even more.  Again, I am not saying it is true but it did help me to understand and maybe, if all or parts of this are helpful to others, then it has served its purpose and maybe it allows us to be a little closer to God.

God had created the world and all that is in it.  He had created Man in his image and given him domain over the earth.  But he also gave Man free will.  I will go into free will and what that means at another time, but for now, it means that Man was free to chose to follow God or not.  It was up to us to make those decisions.  God had provided us with a way to live, but we are free to choose if we follow that path or not.  It is free will.

As Man developed and began to make his way in the world, some people choose to follow His path, most did not.  Most of the world was doing what they wanted, regardless if it was right or wrong.  We choose to create our own idols, make our own moral choices, create harm where God had only intended good.  It was God's gift to us, free will.

So God looked down upon us and did not understand.  When I say that, most people immediately turn away from this story and say God understands everything.  How could he not understand.  The problem is, I do not have words for what God felt.  It is beyond my understanding.  I only know that when I asked the questions, these are the words he puts into my mind.  I can feel that I am not conveying the exact sentiment he wants me to convey but that is a problem man has always had.  We have to try to interpret what God is telling us into words and actions that are relative to what we understand, even if they are not the true meaning of what God has planned, we can only try.  We can only interpret.  God will help us but in the end, whatever God tells us, we can only interpret it for others and try to convey the meaning God has sent.

So God looked down and said, why do they not choose the right things to do.  Why do they hurt each other.  Why do they not follow the path I have set.  You see, God gave us all the knowledge of the right thing to do.  That is a fundamental of my beliefs for what God has intended.  I believe he is inside us and not only inside us but He is accessible and all His knowledge and wisdom is available to us.  We always know what is right and what is wrong.  It is just a matter of what we choose to do. Follow Him or not.  It is free will.

God, not knowing why man chooses to do the wrong things when he told them what was right, wondered what can He do to understand why we do it and why we are not following him.  Was there something he was missing, not understanding, not knowing what was in the heart of man that made us choose the wrong things.

So God made a plan, or maybe it was His plan all along.  He would send His son down to earth.  He would allow His son to live as a man.  To live the life that he had created for all mankind.  He would send him as an example, but not only as an example of how to live but to experience how and why man has chosen not to follow the guidelines He has given them.

And God sent us Jesus.  To live the life, to see the things as man sees them, to live and love and be all that it is to belong to mankind.

So Jesus lived our life.  He was the example of how to live and how to follow God's plan.  He moved from place to place, preaching the ways of God and the teachings God has provided.  Jesus was a man, but he was also the son of God and new all that God had intended.  In Jesus's life, we see the way to live and the way to make it possible for all of us to live as God wants us to live.  Imitating the life of Jesus.

And, as I can only believe was part of God's plan, Jesus came under condemnation of man.  He was seen as a man, or not as the son of God.  I believe that it was in the minds of those of the time that he had to prove himself as the son of God.  That people did not or would not believe that this man was actually God's representative on earth.  That he had to prove himself, over and over again and in front of those who chose not to believe.  His words were not enough, they wanted proof.

So they crucified Jesus, asking him to prove He was the son of God.  He was put to death.  And while He remained an example to those that choose to follow him He was merely a man to those that did not.  And this is where the most fundamental words, in my mind, were spoken by Jesus.  It means more to me than anything He ever said or did.  It shows me that Jesus understood, that he knew what it was like to live as man and that he knew the hardships and cruelties and utter despair that man has and goes through in life.  Jesus knew how hard it is to live life and that knowing and understanding God's plan is not always enough.  That we, as man, face hard choices and hard decisions we must make everyday, and it is not always easy to make the right decisions or to even trust in the word of God.  We have free will and whether it is what we call the devil or just the difficulty of the choices in our minds, we are faced with some inner thought process or inner voice that tells us we are not worthy of God's love and we are not worthy of being the children of God and no matter what we do, we cannot live the life of Jesus.  We are only men.

What I believe Jesus said was. 'Forgive them, they know not what they do'.  A lot of scholars or learned men will tell you Jesus was referring to his being crucified.  That it was all about what was happening then, to him and he was referring to the people who did it.

But God has given me a different answer, or an alternative meaning to those words.  Not that what others believe is wrong, but that God has told me that there was more meaning to these words. That we have overlooked the reasons why Jesus was here.  We believe that Jesus was sent here to save man, to forgive him and allow us to live in what is right instead of being afraid of doing something wrong.  And that is all true, but God has told me that he sent Jesus to live as man, and through that life, Jesus came to understand man and the reasons for what man does.  He saved mankind and forgave us for our sins.

For I believe the words. 'Forgive them, they know not what they do' applies to all men and not just the situation at the time.  That Jesus was asking or telling his father, man is good, he makes the wrong choices, but he is fundamentally good, as God intended. But that we do not always understand what God's plan is and it is hard to live that life not knowing and we make the wrong choices.  That we are deserving of God's love and that we can only try to live His life.  We are forgiven, because it is hard and we know not what we do.

Jesus then came back from the grave, as proof that there is something after life.  Proof that living the good and just life and doing the right thing is a reward.  We get to live with God.  Nothing more, nothing less. Live your life as God has intended and you will see God.  With all that happened and all that occurred for and to Jesus, doing the right thing is how we should live and how we can be God's children.

Jesus came as a way for God to know us as we seek to know Him.  Jesus saw us, was one of us and He forgave us.  He is our savior and our way to know God.  By following His example, we too can come to know God.

I hope this has not caused anyone distress or concern.  It is just a way of looking at an event.  It helps me to understand why God does some of the things He does.  It is not meant to be right or accurate, only a way to get closer to God, for me.  If it helps you, then we share a bond.  If it only raises questions, then maybe the questions and answers you receive will allow you to be closer to God.  For that is our goal, to seek God and find ways to be closer to him.